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Suppose a hurricane traveled 130 miles from point in the Atlantic Ocean to Florida coastline in 6 1/2 hours. How many miles per hour did the hurricane travel?

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speed = 170 mph
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User Guy Passy
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Answer:

The hurricane traveled 260 miles per hour.

Explanation:

Given,

Distance covered by hurricane = 130 miles

Then time =
(6)/(12) hours=
0.5 hour

Distance=Speed*Time

Speed=
(Distance)/(Time)
Speed=
(130)/(0.5)

Speed=260 miles per hour

So, the hurricane traveled 260 miles per hour

User Adrien Givry
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