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Two groups collect litter along the side of a road. It takes each group 5 minutes to clean up a 200-yard section. How long does it take to clean up 2 miles? It takes__minutes to clean up 2 miles. HELPPPP!
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Two groups collect litter along the side of a road. It takes each group 5 minutes to clean up a 200-yard section. How long does it take to clean up 2 miles?

It takes__minutes to clean up 2 miles.

HELPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Each group can clean 200 ÷ 5 = 40 yards each minute, so together the two groups can clean 80 yards each minute. So, it takes 3520 ÷ 80 = 44 minutes to clean 2 miles.

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