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A runner is participating in a 13.6 mile race. if the runner stopped at a water station that is twice as far from the starting line as from the finish line how far is the runner from the finish line?

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Should be 9.0666666 miles. Twice as far away from the starting line as from the finish line is 2/3. You do 2/3 times 13.6 which equals 9.066666666 miles.
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