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If Luke runs 5/8 of a mile in 2/3 of an hour, how far will he run in 2 1/2 hours?

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Based on the question, here are the data:

5/8 of a mile every 2/3 of an hour or every 40 minutes.

If he runs in 2 and 1/2 hours or 150 minutes, then he has run:


(150\min s)/(40\min s)*(5)/(8)=(750)/(320)=(75)/(32)=2(11)/(32)\text{miles}

Luke has run 2 11/32 miles in 2 1/2 hours.

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