At 12:00 p.m., Jane leaves her house and drives north to the beach. She arrives at 1:30 p.m. Also leaving at 12:00 p.m.,
her brother Paul leaves her house and drives south to a state park. He arrives at 2:30 p.m. The driving distance from the
beach to the state park is 240 mi. Jane and Paul drove at the same speed. What was their speed?

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At 12:00 p.m., Jane leaves her house and drives north to the beach. She arrives at 1:30 p.m. Also leaving at 12:00 p.m.,
her brother Paul leaves her house and drives south to a state park. He arrives at 2:30 p.m. The driving distance from the
beach to the state park is 240 mi. Jane and Paul drove at the same speed. What was their speed?

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Both Jane and Paul drove at the same speed.

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