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A glacier moves about 3 inches every 9 hours. At that rate, about how far does the glacier move in 36 hours?
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A glacier moves about 3 inches every 9 hours. At that rate, about how far does the glacier move in 36 hours?

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12 inches

3 inch in 9h
1 inch in 3h
12 inch in 36h
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Explanation:

Since 36 is divisible by 9 we can divide 36 by 9 to get 4 then you multiply 4 by the 3 inches to get 12. Or you could find the unit rate 1:12 and get it from there hope this helps!

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