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An airliner travels 100 miles in 12 minutes. What is its speed in miles per hour?

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Answer:

500 miles an hour

Explanation:

First off, find out how many sets of 12 minutes are in 1 hour. In other words 60 minutes divided by 12 minutes. The answer would be five. 100/12*5=500/60

The 60 represents the number of minutes. Hope that helps, good luck with homework :)

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