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Quran records that his hamster an turn the wheel in its cage to make 1 revolution in 0.5 minuet. How many revolutions can the hamster make in 20.5 minuets

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20.5 divided by 0.5 = 41 rev
User Myartsev
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It takes 0.5 minute for 1 revolution.

20.5/0.5 = 41

20.5 minutes is 41 times 0.5 minutes, so it can do 41 times as many revolutions as it can do in 0.5 minute.

41 * 1 = 41

Answer: 41 revolutions
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