document.write( "Question 397466: please help me. im confused and trying to do homework while im home from school sick. the problem is, In the annual marathon, Josie ran 2/3 of the race before she twisted her ankle. Her best friend had to drop out of the race after running 1/8 of the distance that Josie ran. What fractional part of the marathon did Josie's friend complete? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent the distance of the marathon
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document.write( " Josie did 2/3x of it and her friend  did (1/8)[(2/3)x]
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document.write( " Her friend ran 
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document.write( "Her friend finished 1/12 of the marathon \n" );
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