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It is approximately 300 miles from Chicago, Illinois, to St. Louis, Missouri. Allowing for various traffic conditions, a driver can average approximately 60 miles per hour.
How far will I need to travel to reach St. Louis after I have traveled 3 hours, and
write a linear function that expresses the distance to be traveled to reach St. Louis, s, as a function of time, t.?

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