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A "bullet" train set a new world record for train speed at 551 kilometers per hour during a manned test run on the Test Line in April 1999. The Test Line is 42.6 kilometers long. How many minutes would a test run on the Test Line last at this record-setting speed?
A test run would last #? minutes
(Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest hundredth as needed.)

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A "bullet" train set a new world record for train speed at 551 kilometers per hour during a manned test run on the Test Line in April 1999.
The Test Line is 42.6 kilometers long.
How many minutes would a test run on the Test Line last at this record-setting speed?
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42.6%2F551 * 60 = 4.6388 ~ 4.64 min