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DeSean and his family need to get to grandma's for Christmas lunch by noon. If they are 120 miles away at 10 a.m., what speed do they need to go?
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DeSean and his family need to get to grandma's

for Christmas lunch by noon. If they are 120 miles
away at 10 a.m., what speed do they need to go?

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60 mph

There are 2 hours between 10 a.m. and noon, so you would divide the miles by however many hours they have left. 120/2 equals 60. So they have to go 60 mph if they want to make it there in 2 hours.
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