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A train travels 120km in 2 hours and 30 minutes. What is its average speed in meters per second?

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13.3 m/sec
(change 120 km into meters, making it 120,000 m. change 2 hours and 30 min into sec, making it 9,000 sec. v=d/t so you divide meters by seconds, and get 13.3 m/s)
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Answer:

.8 miles a minute

Step-by-step explanation:

convert 2 1/2 hours to minutes and divide it by 120

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