SOLUTION: if it takes 1/2 hour to clean 1/8 mile, how long will it take to clean 2.5 miles

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Question 564381: if it takes 1/2 hour to clean 1/8 mile, how long will it take to clean 2.5 miles
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The rate is (1/2)/(1/8), or 4 hr/mi. Thus, 4*2.5 gives 10 hours for 2.5 miles.