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-Khang and Hector Live $40.8$ Miles Apart in Southeastern Missouri $70 \%$

question 53

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-Khang and Hector live $40.8$ miles apart in southeastern Missouri. They decide to bicycle towards each other and meet somewhere in between. Hector's rate of speed is $70 \%$ of Khang's. They start out at the same time and meet 4 hours later. Find Hector's rate of speed.

• A) \(24 \mathrm { mph }\)
• B) \(6 \mathrm { mph }\)
• C) \(4.2 \mathrm { mph }\)
• D) \(40.8 \mathrm { mph }\)

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