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Tory and​ Emilio's motorboats travel at the same speed. Tory pilots her boat 30 km before docking. Emilio continues for another 2 ​hr, traveling a total of 80 km before docking. How long did it take Tory to navigate the 30 ​km?

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Answer:

1.2 hours

Explanation:

first im going to assume both travel at a constant speed the entire time

both motorboats travel 30 km, so emilio travels another 50 (80-30 = 50) km in 2 hours. speed = distance/time so the speed of the motorboats is 50/2 or 25km/h

divide 30 by 25 to get 1.2hours

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