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Street Cars
A man is walking down a street along which runs a streetcar line. He notices that, for every 40 streetcars
which pass him traveling in the same direction as he, 60 pass in the opposite direction. If the man`s walking speed is 3 miles per hour, what is the average speed of the streetcars?
which pass him traveling in the same direction as he, 60 pass in the opposite direction. If the man`s walking speed is 3 miles per hour, what is the average speed of the streetcars?
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