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A running club sets up water stations every 0.8 miles in a 6.2-mile race. How many water stations does the club set up?

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The running club will set up 7 water stations in a 6.2-mile race, with water stations placed every 0.8 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question involves calculating the number of water stations in a 6.2-mile race when they are set up every 0.8 miles. To find out how many water stations the running club will set up, we can divide the total race distance by the distance between water stations.

The total distance of the race is 6.2 miles, and the distance between water stations is 0.8 miles.

By dividing 6.2 by 0.8, we get 7.75, which we can round down to the nearest whole number since you can't have a fraction of a water station.

Therefore, the running club will set up 7 water stations along the race course, with the last station likely being at the finish line.

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