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Davis completes five books in 2 days. How many books should he be able to complete in eight days?

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Answer:
20 books
Explanation:
- Find the rate of how many books per day Davis reads

[tex]\frac{5}{2}[tex] = 2.5
5 represents the amount of books
2 represents the number of days it took him to read those 5 books

2. Multiply the number of books per day by 8
2.5 x 8 = 20 books
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