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A geologist noticed the land along a fault line moved 24.8 centimeters over the past 175 years. On average how much did the land move each year?
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A geologist noticed the land along a fault line moved 24.8 centimeters over the past 175 years. On average how much did the land move each year?

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Find the unit rate:

That would be 24.8 cm
------------ = 0.14 cm/yr average
175 yr
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