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if the average speed of a garden snail is 0.025 miles per hour and one inch is approximately 2.54 centimeters, how many minutes would it take a garden snail to travel one meter? Round the answer to the nearest tenth A) 1.4 minutes
B) 1.5 minutes
C) 2.1 minutes
D) 2.6 minutes

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Answer:

Option B 1.5 min

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

1 mi=1,609.36 m

1 h=60 min

so

[tex]0.025\ mi/h=0.025(1,609.36)/60=0.67\ m/min[/tex]

using proportion

[tex]\frac{0.67}{1}\frac{m}{min} = \frac{1}{x}\frac{m}{min}\\\\x=1/0.67\\\\x=1.5\ min[/tex]

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