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Aidan walked 440 feet in one minute. Find his average rate in miles per hour.

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Take into account the following equivalences as conversion factors:

1 mi = 5280 ft

1 h = 60 min

Then, you have:


440(ft)/(\min)\cdot(1mi)/(5280ft)\cdot(60\min )/(1h)=5mph

Hence, the average rate is 5 miles per hour

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