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To reach city A, you travel north for 2.00 hours covering 80.0 miles. You then turn due east and travel 45.0 minutes for another 20.0 miles to reach your destination. On the first leg of your trip (traveling north), what is your speed?

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80 mi in 2hr, obviously you are going 40 mph
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The speed on the first leg of this trip is 40.0 miles per hour.
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