Cars and Units
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A car which travels at 30 ft/s travels from City A to City B, then to City C, and finally to City D. The distance from A to B is 22 miles. It takes 2 hours to get from B to C. The distance from C to D is the average of the distances from A to B and B to C. How many minutes did the journey take?
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