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angel is visiting a cousin 280 miles away from nashville. he’s already driven 70 miles in the first hour. at that speed how many more hours will it take him to arrive

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Answer:

3 hours

Explanation:

Angel's remaining distance is ...

280 mi - 70 mi = 210 mi

At 70 miles per hour, it will take ...

(210 mi)/(70 mi/h) = 3 h

to cover the remaining distance.

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The appropriate relationship is ...

time = distance/speed

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