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After 3/4 of a minute a sloth has moved just 3/8 of a foot. What is the sloths speed in feet per minute??
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After 3/4 of a minute a sloth has moved just 3/8 of a foot. What is the sloths speed in feet per minute??

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1/4

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we multiply both fractions by 4 so that we are working in whole numbers and get:

3 minutes(min) for 12/8 feet then we simplify 12/8 to 1.5 and have:

1.5 feet per 3 min divide both by 3 to get:

1/2 foot per minute or .5 ft/min
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