SOLUTION: 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

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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?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi

Let x represent the distance of the marathon

 Josie did 2/3x of it and her friend  did (1/8)[(2/3)x]

 Her friend ran %281%2F8%29%282%2F3%29x+=+%282%2F24%29x+=+%281%2F12%29x

Her friend finished 1/12 of the marathon