Mary is going up a hill at 1.2m/sec. It takes her 4813 minutes to reach the top. Once she gets to the top, she takes a short water break and starts going down the same side of the same hill at 3m/sec. It takes her 1913 minutes to reach the bottom of the hill. What is the total distance (in meters) traveled by Mary during her whole trip?
Mary is going up a hill at 1.2m/sec. It takes her 4813 minutes to reach the top. Once she gets to the top, she takes a short water break and starts going down the same side of the same hill at 3m/sec. It takes her 1913 minutes to reach the bottom of the hill. What is the total distance (in meters) traveled by Mary during her whole trip?
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Mary is going up a hill at 1.2m/sec. It takes her 4813 minutes to reach the top. Once she gets to the top, she takes a short water break and starts going down the same side of the same hill at 3m/sec. It takes her 1913 minutes to reach the bottom of the hill. What is the total distance (in meters) traveled by Mary during her whole trip?
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