SOLUTION: mary runs 5 miles a day. two-thirds of this distance is thorugh woods. what is the distance through the woods that mary runs?

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Question 879324: mary runs 5 miles a day. two-thirds of this distance is thorugh woods. what is the distance through the woods that mary runs?
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