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Question 208080This question is from textbook Geometry
: On a trip, you are k miles from your destination at 4 P.M. and y miles from your destination 2 hours later.
How far have you traveled in the two hours?
What was your average speed for the two hours? This question is from textbook Geometry

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You can put this solution on YOUR website!
On a trip, you are k miles from your destination at 4 P.M.
and y miles from your destination 2 hours later.
:
How far have you traveled in the two hours?
:
Trip dist - dist from destination = travel dist
k - y = distance traveled in two hrs
:
What was your average speed for the two hours?
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