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Please help! on their next training run, pepe averaged a speed of 2/3 of a mile in 5 minutes, while paula averaged 1/4 of a mile in 2 minutes. if pepe and paula each ran at their individual pace for 60 minutes, how many total miles did they cumulatively run?

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Answer: 4/3 of a mile

Explanation:

To find the distance that Pepe and Paula ran in 60 minutes, we need to first determine their individual pace in miles per minute. Pepe ran 2/3 of a mile in 5 minutes, so his pace was 2/3 / 5 = 2/15 of a mile per minute. Paula ran 1/4 of a mile in 2 minutes, so her pace was 1/4 / 2 = 1/8 of a mile per minute.

We can now use these values to determine the distance that each of them ran in 60 minutes. Pepe ran at a pace of 2/15 of a mile per minute, so he ran 2/15 * 60 = 8/15 of a mile in 60 minutes. Paula ran at a pace of 1/8 of a mile per minute, so she ran 1/8 * 60 = 3/8 of a mile in 60 minutes.

To find the total distance that Pepe and Paula ran in 60 minutes, we can add their individual distances: 8/15 + 3/8 = 35/60 + 45/60 = 80/60 = 4/3 of a mile. Therefore, Pepe and Paula cumulatively ran a total of 4/3 of a mile on their 60-minute training run.

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