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if a sumarine decends 2.6 kilometers per hour and the ocean floor is 6.24 kilometers below sea level how long will it take to get to the bottom

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Answer:

2.4 hours or 2 hours and 24 minutes

Explanation:

6.24 km / (2.6 km/h) = 2.4 h

2.4 h = 2 h + 0.4 h = 2 h + 0.4 h × (60 min)/(1 h) = 2 h 24 min

Answer: 2.4 hours

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