Joaquin drove from Newark, NJ, to New Brunswick during rush hour at an average speed of 3030miles per hour, and then drove back the same way at an average speed of 6060miles per hour. If the round trip took 1 hour and 15 minutes, how many miles is Joaquin's one-way trip from New Brunswick to Newark, NJ,? If the answer is not an integer, enter it as an exact decimal.

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Joaquin drove from Newark, NJ, to New Brunswick during rush hour at an average speed of 3030miles per hour, and then drove back the same way at an average speed of 6060miles per hour.

If the round trip took 1 hour and 15 minutes, how many miles is Joaquin's one-way trip from New Brunswick to Newark, NJ,?

If the answer is not an integer, enter it as an exact decimal.

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