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Niles and Bob sailed at the same time for the same length of time. Niles’ sailboat traveled 56 miles at a speed of 8 mph, while Bob’s motorboat traveled 84 miles at a speed of 12 mph. For how long were Nile’s and Bob traveling?

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Niles sailed for 7 hours,because 56:8=7,and Bob the same because 84:12=7
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