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on a typical day, flights at a local airport arrive at a rate of 10 every 15 mins.at this rate, how many flights would you expect to arrive in 1 hr?

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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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