SOLUTION: horatio placea rubber duck in the current of the rio grande river. the rubber duck floats 12 miles downstream in 2 2/5 hours. at this rate about how many miles will the duck trave

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Question 485221: horatio placea rubber duck in the current of the rio grande river. the rubber duck floats 12 miles downstream in 2 2/5 hours. at this rate about how many miles will the duck travel in 5 hours
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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2.4/12:5/n
2.4n=60
n=60/2.4=25 miles downstream..