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If a person walks 12 mile in 20 minutes, how far will that person walk in one hour?

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Answer:

36 miles

Explanation:

convert the one hour into minutes, which will be 60 minutes.

if 12 miles = 20 minutes,......................... what about 60 minutes.

?? = 60 minutes.

cross multiply:

it will become; 12 ×60 ÷20

= 36 miles

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Answer: 36 miles

Step-by-step explanation: Multiply 12 by 3 to find out how many miles a person will walk in an hour.

12 miles = 20 minutes

12 x 3 = 36

36 minutes in 1 hour

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