A snail can move approximately 0.30 meters per minute. How many meters can the snail cover in 15 minutes?

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Gustavo

Physics

13 January, 20:47

A snail can move approximately 0.30 meters per minute. How many meters can the snail cover in 15 minutes?

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Halle Carter · Answer 1

Sometimes if you have the word per, you need to multiply. In this problem, they are asking you to find the amount of meters a snail can travel per minute. They are giving you the amount of minutes, so in this case you multiply 15 times 0.30. The answer is 4.5 meters.