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Manuel can walk 5 miles In one hour. At this rate, how many miles can he walk in 8 minutes? Round to the nearest tenth

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2/3 of a mile.

If he can walk 5 MILES a hour, lets use 5/60.

Multiply 5/60 by 8 since each minute he travels 5/60 of a MILE.

You get 0.66(repeating) OR 2/3

User Tyshaun
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Answer:0.6666664

Explanation:

You take 5 and divide by 60. Then multiply by 8.

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