A glacier moves about 12 inches every 36 hours. About how much does it move in one week?
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Do I do : 12/36= x/week ( in hours )
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24x7 divided by 36 + 12 ( that's what my mom said to do but idk )
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PLEASE RESPOND ASAP. THIS IS DUE 2/13/14 OR 1/14/14 IN CASE OF SNOW DAY. Thanks (:
I meant 2/14/ 14.. Not January. . Sorry!
(12in/36 hr)* (24*7 hr/wk) = 56 in/wk
Thank you Damon!
To determine how much the glacier moves in one week, we can use the information given: the glacier moves 12 inches every 36 hours.
To calculate the distance it moves in one week, we need to convert the time to hours. There are 24 hours in a day, so in one week (7 days), there are 7 x 24 = 168 hours.
Now we can set up a proportion:
12 inches / 36 hours = x inches / 168 hours
To solve for x, we can cross multiply:
36x = 12 * 168
Now divide both sides by 36 to solve for x:
x = (12 * 168) / 36
Simplifying, we get:
x = 56 inches
Therefore, the glacier moves about 56 inches in one week.