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In a snail-racing contest, Noba’s snail crawled 1.677 m in 5 min.

About how far did the snail travel each minute?

User Galen
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Answer: 12 hours

Explanation:

Let's set the speed as "s".

Remember that distance = speed * time

So, plugging the numbers given...

7 = s * 8.4

Divide both sides by 8.4

s = 5/6

Now, plug this into the distance = speed * time, with the distance being 10. Set the time as "t"

10 = 5/6 * t

Divide both sides by 5/6

12 = t

So, it would take 12 hours for the snail to crawl 10 miles.

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