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A forest snail travels at 5 inches in one minute (5 in/min). Convert this to miles per

hour (miles/hr).

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Answer:


=4.7x10^(-3)(mile)/(hr)

Step-by-step explanation:

Hello,

In this case, since 1 mile equals 63360 inches and 1 hour equals 60 minutes, the resulting miles per hour turn out:


=5(in)/(min)*(1mile)/(63360in) *(60min)/(1hr)\\ \\=4.7x10^(-3)(mile)/(hr)

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