How do you find the unit rate for a snail that can go 13 inches in 20 seconds?

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Alan P.
Nov 15, 2016

13 inches in 20 seconds is equivalent to 39 inches/minute.

Explanation:

Since there are 3 period of 20 seconds in a minute
or
(13" inches")/(cancel(20)cancel(" seconds")) xx (cancel(60)^3cancel(" seconds"))/(1" minute") = (39" inches")/("minute")

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