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Tom shoveled 12.5 yards of sand in 2.5 hours. At that rate how many yards did he shovel in one hour?

Tom shoveled 12.5 yards of sand in 2.5 hours. At that rate how many yards did he shovel in one hour?
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Tom shoveled 12.5 yards of sand in 2.5 hours. At that rate how many yards did he shovel in one hour?

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\bf \begin{array}{ccll} yards&hours\\ \text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}&\text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}\\ 12.5&2.5\\ y&1 \end{array}\implies \cfrac{12.5}{y}=\cfrac{2.5}{1}\implies \cfrac{12.5\cdot 1}{2.5}=y
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