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A person on a moving sidewalk travels 36 feet in 9 seconds. The moving sidewalk has a length of 120 feet. How long will it take to move from one end to the other?

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Answer: 30 seconds.

Step-by-step explanation:

A person on a moving sidewalk travels 36 feet in 9 seconds. This means that for 1 second, the person travels for 36/9 = 4 feet.

Since the moving sidewalk has a length of 120 feet, the time taken to travel from one end to another will be:

= 120 / 4

= 30 seconds

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