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An airplane travels a distance of 42x^5y^4 miles in 6xy^2 hours. find the average speed of the plane

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(42 x⁵ y⁴ miles) / (6 x y² hours) =

(42) · (x⁵) · (y⁴) / (6) · (x) · (y²) =

(42/6) · (x⁵/x) · (y⁴/y²) =

(7) · (x⁴) · (y²) = 7 x⁴ y² miles per hour.


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