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Jill bikes 2/3 hour at 18mph and then walks 2/5 hour at 5mph. How much farther did she bike than walk

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speed * time = distance so,
2/3 * 18 = 16/3 miles [bike],
2/5 * 5 = 2 miles [ walk],
16/3 - 2 = 10/3 miles much farther she hiked than walk .
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