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A moving walkway at an airport moves at a pace of 1.75

1.75 feet per second. If you stand on the walkway as it moves, how long will it take to transport you 280
280
feet?

User MacOS
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it will take 2 minutes and 40 seconds to get there
User Keeda
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So it is 1.75 feet per second and you go 280 feet.

You would do 280/1.75=x
x=160
It will take you 160 seconds to go 280 feet
It takes 160 seconds
User Vulovic Vukasin
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