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An airplane can ascend at a rate of 50 1/2 meters in 1/3 Of a second. How many meters can the airplane ascend in one second

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It can go 78.75 or 78 3/4 meters in one second. Since it gave you 2/3, you divide 52.5 by 2, and then multiply it by 3.
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