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Jim travelled the first 3 hours of his journey at speed of 60 mph and the remaining 5 hours at 24 mph how long is the whole journey in miles

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Distance of first instance = speed * Time
= 60 * 3 = 180 miles

Distance of second instance = speed * Time
= 24 * 5 = 120 miles

So, Total Distance = 180 + 120 = 300 miles

In short, Your Answer would be 300 miles

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