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Emilio's family is going on vacation. His mom and sister leave at

7:00 in the morning, driving an average of 45 miles per hour.
Emilio and his dad leave at 8:00. His dad drives an average of
60 miles per hour.
Will Emilio and his dad catch up to his mom and sister?

User Vitali Mogilevsky
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Answer:

3 hours is the answer

Explanation:

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User Kiruba
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Answer:

3 hours

Explanation:

This is an LCM of least common multiple problem. The GCF of 60 and 45 is 15 and 45/3=3. So the LCm of these 2 numbers are 60x3=180 minutes or 3 hours

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