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The average snail can move 1.81 X 10³ mi in 5 hours. What is its rate of speed in miles per hour?

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How Far Can A Snail Travel In One Hour

If a snail can travel over half an inch per minute, that means in one hour a snail can travel up to 40 inches. If you want to think about how far this is in feet, it means that snails move up to 3.5 feet per hour.

Consider the fact that the average human being can walk about a mile, or 5280 feet, in one hour.

This means that snails can take up to 1,500 days, or over 4 years, to travel just one mile.

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