Rubio decides he is going to walk to his friend's house, which is 1 mile from his house. He can walk at a pace of 2/3 mile in 16 minutes. At this rate, how long will it take him to get to his friend's house?

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Rubio can walk 2/3 mile in 16 minutes. To find out how long it will take him to walk 1 mile, we can set up a proportion:

(2/3 mile) / (16 minutes) = (1 mile) / (x minutes)

Cross multiplying, we get:

(2/3) * x = 1 * 16

Multiplying both sides by 3/2 to solve for x, we get:

x = (1 * 16) * (3/2)

x = 8 * 3

x = 24

Therefore, it will take Rubio 24 minutes to walk to his friend's house.