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An elephant walks with a speed of 12 steps a minute. How long was the elephant walking if she walked without stopping for 420 steps?

User Deadalnix
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Answer:

7 minutes

Explanation:

if you divide 420 by 60 (seconds in a minute) then you get 7

I dont know if this is right , but i tried

User Bill Kary
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Answer:

35 minutes

Step-by-step explanation

420 (Total number of steps) / 12 (Number of steps per minute) = 35 (Total number of minutes walking)

I used the formula for speed here. Distance divided by speed equals time.

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