how long will it take to complete the sweeping?

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A road sweeping truck travels at 10mph when sweeping. Suppose a township in the suburbs has 75 miles of road that need sweeping and one sweeping truck. If the utilization of the truck is 80% (accounting for stops and routing to cover all roads), how long will it take to complete the sweeping?

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