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On a typical day flights at a local airport arrive at a rate of 10 every 15 minutes at this rate how many flights would you expect to arrive in one hour

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40 flights, you could use rates in this situation.
15 min*4=60 min=1 hr
10:15 multiply each side by 4
40 flights:60 minutes

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