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Ellot swims 1/2 of a mile per hour how long will it take Elliot to swim 5 miles

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Divide 5 miles by 1/2 of a mile to see how many half miles are there on 5 miles:


\frac{5\text{ miles}}{1/2\text{ mile}}=10

Since each half mile takes one hour, then Elliot would swim 10 half miles on 10 hours.

Therefore, the time that Elliot would take to swim 5 miles is 10 hours.

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