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A straight one-mile stretch of highway, <math>40</math> feet wide, is closed. Robert rides his bike on a path composed of semicircles as shown. If he rides at <math>5</math> miles per hour, how many hours will it take to cover the one-mile stretch?


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Note: <math>1</math> mile= <math>5280</math> feet
 
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A straight one-mile stretch of highway, $40$ feet wide, is closed. Robert rides his bike on a path composed of semicircles as shown. If he rides at $5$ miles per hour, how many hours will it take to cover the one-mile stretch?

Note: $1$ mile= $5280$ feet

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Preceded by
Problem 23
Followed by
Problem 25
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