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Jason drove 1,495 miles in 23 hours. How many miles did he average each hour? Use repeated subtraction to solve.

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Total distance traveled by Jason = 1495 miles

Total time taken to travel this distance = 23 hours

The number of miles traveled per hour:

We will use repeated subtraction method to find the number of miles traveled per hour.

1495 - 23 = 1472

1472 - 23 = 1449

1449-23 = 1426

1426-23= 1403

1403-23 = 1380

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Therefore, after subtracting 23 from 1495, 65 times we get the result as zero.

Therefore, 65 miles are traveled per hour by Jason.

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