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Alphonse is training for a marathon .He runs 6 1/2 miles every 2/3 hour.How far does he run in 2 hours?

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Math...Mental Abuse Towards Humans, more like it.

That aside, let's get that problem answered.

FIRST: This question is asking how far he runs in 2 hours.
In order to find this, we need to know how far he runs in 1 hour.

It tells us that in 2/3 hour, he runs 6 1/2 miles. (Woah!)

Take 6 1/2 and divide that in half.

We would get 3 1/4, so that is 1/3 of an hour.

Now:
3 1/4 multiplied by 3 is 9 3/4.

Since that is only 1 hour, you double(multiply by 2) that, which is 19 1/2.

Your answer is: 19 1/2 in 2 hours.

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