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An asteroid travels 5 miles in 8 seconds. How many miles does it travel per second (answer in fraction form)?

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Given:

An asteroid travels 5 miles in 8 seconds

Required:

How many miles does it travel per second?

Step-by-step explanation:

the asteroid is travelling 5 miles in 8 seconds so to find the miles travelled every second we need to divide 5 miles by 8 seconds, that is


(5)/(8)=0.625

Final answer:

The distance travelled every second is 0.625 miles

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