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A plate moves 200 m in 10,000 years. What is its rate in cm/year

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Answer:

0.2 or 1/5 centimeters per year

Step-by-step explanation:

to solve this equation you must turn meters into centimeters

you can do this by mlultiplying it by 100

200 cm in 10000

then you must divide both sides by 10000

2/100 or 0.2 centimeters per year

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