A road crew must repave a road that is 2/3 miles long. They can repave 1/12 miles each hour. How long will it take the crew to repave

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1. Answer:

   8 hrs

   Step-by-step explanation:

   2/3 = 8/12

   1/12 each hour

   It will take 8 hours

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2. Answer:8 hours
   First make both fractions have common denominators: 1/12 and 8/12
   Solve the equation 8/12 = 1/12x; so x equals 1/8 meaning each hour they can repave 1/8 of the total. So the amount of hours it takes to repave the road is 8

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