How Do You Figure Out the Time Traveled if You Know the Distance and Speed?

How Do You Figure Out the Time Traveled if You Know the Distance and Speed?

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This tutorial provides a great real world application of math. You'll see how to use uniform motion to figure out how long it will take to go a certain distance traveling at a constant speed. Check it out!

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