A dragonfly traveled at a rate of 35 miles per hour for 2.5 hours. What distance did the dragonfly travel?

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Abhishek K.
Dec 23, 2016

The dragonfly traveled a distance of 87.5 miles at a rate of 35 miles per hour.

Explanation:

Distance traveled by butterfly at the rate of 34 miles per hour in 2.5 hours
=35 mi/hr #times# 2.5 hour
=#(35 mi)/cancel(hour)# #times#2.5 #cancel(hour)#
=#35 mi *2.5/1*10/10#
=#35 mi *25/10#
=#35 mi *5/2#
=#175mi/2#
=#87.5 mi#

#:.# It would travel a distance of 87.5 miles.
Here mi represents miles.

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