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for every 4 miles Vanessa jogged, Cody jogged 3 miles. if Vanessa jogged 1 mile, how far would Cody have jogged

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Cody jogs 0.75 miles for every 1 mile Vanessa jogs
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alright here's the breakdown:

it said every 4 miles Vanessa jogged, Cody jogged 3 miles.

so

Vanessa jogged 1 mile

that means

Cody jogged .75 of a mile ( or 75% of 1 )

because

Cody will always jog 75% of how much Vanessa joged

so say that

Vanessa jogged 50 miles

all you do is take 75% of how much
Vanessa jogged

and that should be how much Cody joged

hopes this helps!
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