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One lap around a parking lot is 3/10 mile. This represents 15% of the total distance Gregory ran.

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We represent the total distance that Gregory ran by x such that 15% of the distance traveled by Gregory is 3/10 mile. Mathematically,
(0.15)(x) = 3/10
The value of x from the equation is 2. Thus, the answer to this item is 2 miles.
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