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A killer whale can swim 40 miles in 1 1/4 hours. how far can the whale swim in an hour?

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Okay so
1 (1)/(4) = 75 minutes. Now we divide 40 by 75. 40÷75=0.53333333333333 miles. We know 1 hour is 60 minutes so we are going to multiply 0.5333333333333 by 60. 60×0.533333333333=32 miles. Therefore, your answer is 32 miles.
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