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A jet flies over the Air Force Base at 10:20 a.m. At 10:32 a.m., the plane passes over the Navy Base Station, 120 miles

away. How fast is the aircraft traveling?

Plz explain

User Stacyann
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Answer:

10 miles per minute

Explanation:

it traves 120 miles in 12 minutes.

speed = distance / time

so 120/ 12 = 10

User Robert Kozak
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In 12 minutes it traveled 120 miles. So, it is going at 10 miles per minute.
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