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The average distance across an ocean is 1,600 km. Two continents on either side of the ocean are converging at a rate of 0.0001 km/year. How long will it take for them to collide? The formula to find time
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The average distance across an ocean is 1,600 km. Two continents on either side of the ocean are converging at a rate of 0.0001 km/year. How long will it take for them to collide? The formula to find time is: time = distance/convergence rate. Solve.

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Answer: 16,000,000 years

Explanation:

The question already states the formula for time so

1600/0.0001= 16,000,000

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