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Imagine a new pasture with grass growing on it. every day after the seeds have germinated, the number of blades of grass in the pasture triples. after 18 days, the entire pasture is completely covered in grass. how many days did it take for the pasture to be one-third covered in grass?

Jim had 15 minutes to do 5 laps around his school what would his time be

Cody ran nine miles on his first day of training. the next day he ran 1/8 that distance. how far did he run the second day?