Jay is running 6 miles. he had run 2/3 of the total distance. how far has he run to the nearest yard ?

6,840 yards

Step-by-step explanation:

So, if 6 is 2/3 of the total, than we can figure out that half of six would be 1/3, and is 3. 6, or the 2/3, plus 3, or the 1/3, equals 9, so 9 miles. 1 mile = 1,760 yards. 9*1,760 =  6,840 yards.

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step-by-step explanation:

we need to solve for 'x' the following equation:  

we have that:

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factorizing, we get that:

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then, the solutions are: or

nothing extraneous has been found!