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the average sneeze can travel 3/100 mile in 3 seconds. at this rate how far can it travel in 1 minute​

User Grammar
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60/100 of a mile because if in three seconds it goes 3/100 it would mean 1/100 would be one second and one minute is 60 seconds so it would be 60/100 of a mile
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Answer:

0.6 mile

Explanation:

Given: The distance traveled in 3 seconds is
(3)/(100) miles.

To find: The distance it can travel in 1 minute.

Solution: In order to find the distance traveled in 1 minute, first we need to find the distance traveled in 1 second.

In 3 seconds it can travel
(3)/(100) miles. So, in 1 second it can travel
(3)/(100*3) =(1)/(100) miles.

Now, we know that in 1 minute there are 60 seconds. So, in 1 minute it can travel


=(1)/(100) *60


=(1)/(10) *6


=(6)/(10)


=0.6 mile

Hence, it can travel 0.6 mile in a minute.

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