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lhartsoe
Sep 30, 2010, 09:19 PM
One lap around the gym is 1/3 mile. Kim has already run 5 times around. If she wants to run 2 miles total, How much farther does she have to go?

Unknown008
Sep 30, 2010, 10:27 PM
Find the length of those 2 laps that she wants to run.

1 lap -> 1/3 mile
2 laps -> (1/3) x 2 = ? Mile

Post what you get! :)

EDIT: Sorry, I misread and thought that she needed to run 2 more laps :(

1. Find the length of 5 laps.
2. Subtract 2 from that length.

Wondergirl
Sep 30, 2010, 10:49 PM
And draw a picture!

cleggy0151
Oct 1, 2010, 09:16 AM
1/3 times 5 = 5/3 which iis 1 mile and 2/3. So 1/3 of a mile to go