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Terance galloped 20 kilometers in 40 minutes. Then he trotted 6 kilometers in 120 minutes. By how much did his first rate exceed his second rate?
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Terance galloped 20 kilometers in 40 minutes. Then he trotted 6 kilometers in 120 minutes. By how much did his first rate exceed his second rate?

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20km/40min=0.5km per minute
6km/120min=6/120=1/20 or 0.05km per minute

0.5km/min is 10 times faster then 0.05km.min

His first rate exceeded his second rate by 10 times, or 1000%
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