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Mr. Sonny's science class is calculating the average number of blinks per minute. Jan blinks 100 times in 5 minutes. What is her blinking rate, in blinks per minute?

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To find Jan's blinking rate in blinks per minute, we can divide the total number of blinks by the number of minutes.

Jan blinked 100 times in 5 minutes.

100/5 = 20

Therefore, Jan blinks at a rate of 20 blinks per minute.

So her blinking rate is:
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