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Jen traveled from Boston to cape cod at 60mph. On her way back, The traffic was bad and her return trip took 3 times as long. What is her averge speed

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Answer:

30 Miles per hour.

Explanation:

60 mph = 1 mile per minute.

Returning took 3 times as long so 1 mile per 3 minutes.

Average speed is total distance divided by time.

120 miles divided by 4 minutes.

120 / 4 = 30

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