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a tornado traveled 260 miles in 4 hours. if the average rate at wich the tornado is moving slows by 20% how many miles will the tornado travel in the next 2 hours​

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Answer:104

Explanation:

So you would take 260 miles and divide by 4 hours to get 65 mph. And since the rate slows by 20%, you would subtract 13 from 65 giving you 52. So the new speed of the tornado is 52 mph. And take that and multiply it by 2 hours to get 104 miles.

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