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Given that this portion of the Australian plate moves at a speed of $2.2$ inches per year, how old are the snake fossils?a. 310 million years oldb. 217 million years oldc. 98 million years oldd. 62 million years olde. 34 million years old
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The distance between Australia and Antarctica is approximately 3,100 miles. We need to convert this distance to inches, so we'll multiply by the number of inches in a mile (63,360 inches). 3,100 miles * 63,360 inches/mile = 196,416,000 inches Show more…
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