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Jay ran a distance of 5/8 miles before taking a break of five minutes then she ran 3 miles more estimated the distance that ran before and after the break in Total 

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Answer:
(29)/(8)

Explanation:

Total Distance = (5/8 Miles) + (3 Miles)

Rewrite using common denominators


(5)/(8) + (24)/(8) since 24/8 = 3


(5+24)/(8) \\\\(29)/(8)

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