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northside high school is having a spaghetti dinner fundraiser.in order to advertise,students place flyers on neighborhood doors.Margie hands out 120 flyers in 2 hours.jaxon hands out 18 flyers in 15 minutes.who is able to pass out flyers at a faster rate?

User Kise
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Jaxon is the answer. Jaxon hands out 144 flyers.
User Jave
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2 hours = 60*2 = 120 minutes
120/120 = 1
Margie handed out 1 flyer every minute
Jaxon handed 18/15 = 1.2 flyers per minute
Jaxon is faster then Margie
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