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every day amy travels 30 miles one-way to work. The park-and-ride where she catches the train is 5 miles from her home. The average speed of the train is 15 mph faster than the average speed in her car. assuming she has no wait time for the train, her one-way trip takes 45 minutes. Find the speed of the car.

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Answer:

Speed= 0.6666667 miles per hour

Explanation:

You can find the average speed of an object if you know the distance traveled and the time it took. The formula for speed is speed = distance ÷ time. To work out what the units are for speed, you need to know the units for distance and time.

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