3. Refer to the given figure: A cross-country runner jogs at a rate of 15 feet per second. If she runs 300 feet from A to B, 450 feet from B to C, and then 600 feet from C back to A, how long will it take her to return to point A?

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3. Refer to the given figure:
A cross-country runner jogs at a rate of 15 feet per second.
If she runs 300 feet from A to B, 450 feet from B to C, and
then 600 feet from C back to A, how long will it take her to
return to point A?
Transcribed Image Text:3. Refer to the given figure: A cross-country runner jogs at a rate of 15 feet per second. If she runs 300 feet from A to B, 450 feet from B to C, and then 600 feet from C back to A, how long will it take her to return to point A?
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