Question

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The Mississippi River is the second longest river in the United States second only to the Missouri River the Mississippi River is 23/25 the length of the Missouri River if the Missouri river is 2540 miles long how long is the Mississippi River??


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Answer 1

of means multiply. 23/25 means multiply the length of the Missouri to make its length smaller so it will equal the Mississippi.

Mississippi = (23/25) * 2540

Mississippi = 0.92 * 2540

Mississippi = 2336.8 miles long.