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At 1 P.M., there were 16 seagulls on the beach. At 3p.m., there were 40 seagulls. What is the constant rate?
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At 1 P.M., there were 16 seagulls on the beach. At 3p.m., there were 40 seagulls. What is the constant rate?

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at 1 p.m. there were 16 seagulls....at 3 p.m. there were 40 seagulls....that means in 2 hrs (from 1 to 3) there was an increase of (40 - 16) = 24 birds....
24 birds in 2 hrs = 24/2 = 12 birds per hr....ur constant rate is 12 per hr
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