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A train travels from Chicago,Illinois to Los Angeles, ca in 1 day and 15 minuets. The distance between the two cities is 2,015.3 miles. How fast was the train going on average

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so speed = distance / time
15 minutes is 0.25 of an hour
24 hours in a day

2015.3/24.25

83.1051546 mph
or 83 mph



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