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For 1.8 hours, Layla drove her car east at a constant velocity. In this time, she drove 99 kilo meters and passed a motorcycle that was driving at 45 kilo meters per hour. What was her car's velocity?

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kilo meters per hour to the east

User Nruth
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Answer:

55 km/hr

Explanation:

speed = distance / time

distance = 99 km

time = 1.8 hours

velocity = 99 km/ 1.8 hours= 55 km/hr

since distance is to the east, the velocity is also to the east

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