Question

A glacier moves about 12 inches every 36 hours. About how far does the glacier move in 1 week?

Answer 1

So first you would divide 12 in half to figure out how many inches it moves in 24 hours (or 1 day) which would be 6 inches every 24 hours. You then multiply 6 (inches per day) by 7 (# of days). You end up with 42 inches in 7 days. Hope this helps

Answer 2

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