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Marty’s dog can run 3 miles in 20 minutes. What is the dog’s speed in miles per hour?

How do i get the answer?

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Since there is 60 minutes in a hour you would multiply 20*3 to get the hour. Now since you multiplied the minutes by 3 you also multiply the amount of miles giving you 9 miles per hour
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