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I run 3 miles in 20 minutes. What was my average speed in miles per hour?

User Md Abdul Gafur
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Answer is 9 miles per hour
Step by step
To get minutes to equal one hour, multiply by 3 ( 20 minutes x 3 = 60 minutes or 1 hour)
If you multiply 20 x 3, you will do the same to the miles
3 miles x 3 = 9 miles
Now we have 9 miles per 1 hour
Problem solved
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