SOLUTION: With the ability to measure the motion of land masses, continental drift has become an established fact. The North American and European continents are drifting apart at a rate of

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Question 773847: With the ability to measure the motion of land masses, continental drift has become an established fact. The North American and European continents are drifting apart at a rate of about 3 cm/y. At this rate how long will it take them to drift 250 km further apart than at present?
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The North American and European continents are drifting apart at a rate of about 3 cm/y.
At this rate how long will it take them to drift 250 km further apart than at present?
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In meters
%28250%2810%5E3%29%29%2F%283%2810%5E-2%29%29 = 83.33%2810%5E5%29 = 8.33%2810%5E6%29 =8.333 million years