Leather Factory A leather factory in Morocco tans leather. In order to make the

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Leather Factory A leather factory in Morocco tans leather. In order to make the leather soft, it has to soak in a vat of uric acid and other ingredients. The main holding tank holds 20 1/4 gallons of the tanning mixture. If the mixture is distributed evenly into nine vats of equal size for the different colored leathers, how much will each vat hold? Marine Biology A specially protected stretch of beach bordering the Great Barrier Reef in Australia is used for marine biology and ecological research. The beach, which is 7 1/2 miles long, has been broken up into 20 equal segments for comparison purposes. How long is each segment of the beach? Vehicle Travel Bruce drove in a snowstorm to his favorite mountain to do some snowboarding. He traveled 125 miles in 3 1/3 hours. What was his average speed (in miles per hour)? Vehicle Travel Roberto drove his truck to Cedarville, a distance of 200 miles, in 4 1/6 hours. What was his average speed (in miles per hour)?

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69)
total mixture = 20 (1/4) gallon = 81/4 gallon

It is divided in 9 vats

each vats will hold= (81/4)/9 gallon
= (81/(4*9)) gallon
= 9/4 gallon

70)
length of each segment = total length / number of segment
= 7(1/2) / 20
= (15)/(2*20)
= 3/8 miles

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