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Bill and Amy want to ride their bikes from their neighborhood to school which is 14.4 kilometers away. It takes Amy 40minutes to arrive at school. Bill arrives 20 minutes after Amy. How much faster (in meters/second) is Amy’s averagespeed for the entire trip?

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Bill and Amy want to ride their bikes from their neighborhood to school which is 14.4 kilometers away. It takes Amy 40minutes to arrive at school. Bill arrives 20 minutes after Amy. How much faster (in meters/second) is Amy’s averagespeed for the entire trip?

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Primero, vamos a convertir la distancia de kilómetros a metros. Sabemos que 1 kilómetro equivale a 1000 metros.

14.4 km×1000=14400 metros 14.4 \text{ km} \times 1000 = 14400 \text{ metros}

Ahora, convertimos el tiempo de Amy de minutos a segundos. Sabemos que 1 minuto equivale a 60 segundos.

40 minutos×60=2400 segundos 40 \text{ minutos} \times 60 = 2400 \text{ segundos}

La velocidad promedio de Amy se calcula dividiendo la distancia total por el tiempo total.

[ \text{Velocidad de

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