Question

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A gazelle can run at a rate of 65 miles per hour. Is this a faster or slower rate than a cheetah, which takes 30 minutes to swim 32 miles? Show your work.

Answer 1

Faster

Explanation:

We can find their rates by dividing the number of miles by number of minutes:

First, find the gazelle's. Convert the 1 hour to 60 minutes:

65/60

= 1.083

Then, find the cheetah's:

32/30

= 1.067

Since 1.083 is bigger than 1.067, the gazelle has a faster rate than the cheetah.