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Alexis counted 16 commercials while watching 30 minutes of TV. At this rate, how many commercials would play in a day?

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768 there are 1440 minutes in a day divide that by 30 and multiply it by 16 is 768 commercials
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30 minutes is half an hour.

so in 30 minutes is 16 commercials, so in 1 hour is twice as many, 32 commercials.

there are 24 hours in a day, so 32 commercials 24 times, 32 * 24.

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