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a crew of highway workers paved 2/15 mile in 20 minutes.if they continued working at the same rate,what portion of a mile wil they pave in one hour

User Ali Ahmadi
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Answer:

2/5 of a mile

Explanation:

The easiest approach is to realise that one hour is 3 times longer than

20 minutes. The longer the time, the more they will pave.


2/5 of a mile, in 20 minutes, how much in 60 minutes?(#)

They will pave 3 times more.

2/15 x 3/1 = 6/15 of a mile

6/15 = 2/5 of a mile

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