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A whale has a tracking device attached to it. The whale traveled 184 miles in 6 hours. About how fast did the whale swim per hour?
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A whale has a tracking device attached to it. The whale traveled 184 miles in 6 hours. About how fast did the whale swim per hour?

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184 miles in 6 hours
how many miles per hour
m/h
184/6 = x/1
cross multiply
(184 * 1) / ( 6 * x)
184 = 6x
divide both sides by 6
92/3 = x

That is 30 2/3 miles per hour or approximately 30.7 miles per hour.

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