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Due to continental drift, Africa and South America are moving away from each other at a rate of 4 centimeters per year. The two coasts are currently separated by 5,000 km. Assuming this drift rate is constant, how long ago were the coasts touching? Give your answer in millions of years.

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Description: due to continental drift africa and south america are moving away from each other at a rate of 4 centimeters per year the two coasts are currently separated by 5000 km assuming this drift ra 30052

          Due to continental drift, Africa and South America are moving
away from each other at a rate of 4 centimeters per year. The two
coasts are currently separated by 5,000 km. Assuming this drift
rate is constant, how long ago were the coasts touching? Give your
answer in millions of years.

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Introductory and Intermediate Algebra for College Students 4th

Robert Blitzer 4th Edition

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05/16/2022

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- Since 1 kilometer equals 100,000 centimeters, multiply 5,000 kilometers by 100,000. - \( 5,000 \text{ km} \times 100,000 \text{ cm/km} = 500,000,000 \text{ cm} \) Show more…

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Due to continental drift, Africa and South America are moving away from each other at a rate of 4 centimeters per year. The two coasts are currently separated by 5,000 km. Assuming this drift rate is constant, how long ago were the coasts touching? Give your answer in millions of years.