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A road crew must repave a road that is 2/3 miles long. They can repave 1/12 miles each hour. How long will it take the crew to repave the road? Write your answer in simplest form.
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A road crew must repave a road that is 2/3 miles long. They can repave 1/12 miles each hour. How long will it take the crew to repave the road?

Write your answer in simplest form.

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Answer:8 hours
First make both fractions have common denominators: 1/12 and 8/12
Solve the equation 8/12 = 1/12x; so x equals 1/8 meaning each hour they can repave 1/8 of the total. So the amount of hours it takes to repave the road is 8
User Cristian Curti
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Answer:

8 hrs

Explanation:

2/3 = 8/12

1/12 each hour

It will take 8 hours
User Dw
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