Pablo ran 7 1/3 miles around the track. Each lap is 3 2/3 miles. How many laps did Pablo run?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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Pablo ran 2 laps around the track.

The total distance he ran is 7 1/3 miles, which is equivalent to 7 + 1/3 = 7 + 1/3 = (7*3 + 1)/3 = 21/3 + 1/3 = 22/3 miles.

Each lap is 3 2/3 miles, so the number of laps Pablo ran is 22/3 miles / (3 2/3 miles/lap) = 22/3 / 11/3 = 22/3 * 3/11 = 2 laps.

Therefore, Pablo ran 2 laps around the track.