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a ferry traveled â…™ of the distance between two points in 3/7 hour. the ferry travels at a constant rate.At this rate ,what fraction of the distance between the two ports can the ferry travel in one hour ?

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We have the next information

1/6 of the distance in 3/7 of the hour

x of the distance in 1 hour

x is the fraction of the distance in 1 hour

[tex]x=\frac{\frac{1}{6}}{\frac{3}{7}}[/tex]

[tex]x=\frac{1\cdot7}{6\cdot3}=\frac{7}{18}[/tex]

the fraction 7/18 of the distance in one hour

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