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the average sneeze can travel 3/100 miles in 3 seconds at this rate, how far can it travel in one minute?

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Given:

Average sneeze can travel =


(3)/(100)\text{miles in 3 seconds}

This means it can travel 0.03 miles in 3 seconds


3\text{ seconds = }(3)/(60)\min utes

Let's find the rate per minute.

Since 60 seconds make 1 minute, the rate will be:


(3)/(100)*(60)/(3)=(180)/(300)=(3)/(5)=0.6\text{ mile per minute}

Therefore, sneeze can travel 0.6 mile in one minute.

ANSWER:

0.6 MILE per minute

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