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last month Dory biked 11 times as many miles as karly.Together theybiked a total of 156 miles.How many miles did Dory bike last month show all working.

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It's a ratio of 11:1
So there are 12 parts in total
So 156 ÷ 12 = 13
So 1 part of the ratio is 13miles
You then want to times it by the 11 parts that Dory has so
13 × 11 is 143
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