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Alexis drove 1200 miles in 30 h. What was her rate of travel in miles per hour?

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40 mph

First you have 1200/30. You are trying to get to 1 hour, so in order to get 30 to one, you must divide 30 by 30 and 1200 by thirty as well. You get 40 miles per hour.

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