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In a volcano, erupting lava flows continuously through a tube system about 24 kilometers to the sea. Assume a lava flow speed of 0.6 kilometers per hour and calculate how many hours it takes to reach the
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In a volcano, erupting lava flows continuously through a tube system about 24 kilometers to the sea. Assume

a lava flow speed of 0.6 kilometers per hour and calculate how many hours it takes to reach the sea. Use the
formula RATE X TIME = DISTANCE.
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Distance = rate x time or d = rt...that means time t = d/r...and we have

t = 21 km / .5 km/hr = 42 hr

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