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If Petar Stoychev swam the Channel in about 6 hours, 58 minutes, approximately how wide in miles is the English Channel?

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Distance = Rate x Time
Time 6h58min
Rate = 265 ft / min
Distance =

Time in minutes only = 418min
D = 265 ft/min *418min = 110,770 ft
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