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A horse gallops 16 miles in 2 hours. How many hours would it take the horse to gallop 40 miles?

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Answer: 6 hours

Step-by-step explanation: if 16×3=48 and 2×3=6 it would take approximately 6 hours

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Answer: 5 Hours

Step-by-step explanation: Divide 2 by 16 to get how many hours it takes to run 1 mile. Then multiply that number by 40 to get how many hours it would take run 40 miles.

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