SOLUTION: julie ran 8 miles in the time it took sara to run 1/3 of a mile. Julie ran how many times the distance sara ran? Sara ran how many times the distance Julie ran?

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Question 827870: julie ran 8 miles in the time it took sara to run 1/3 of a mile. Julie ran how many times the distance sara ran? Sara ran how many times the distance Julie ran?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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julie ran 8 miles in the time it took sara to run 1/3 of a mile.
Julie ran how many times the distance sara ran?
Ans: 8/(1/3) = 24
Julie ran 24 times Sara's distance
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Sara ran how many times the distance Julie ran?
(1/3)/8 = 1/24
Sara ran (1/24) the distance that Julie ran.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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