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2009 Pascal Problem 19

The distance from Coe Hill to Calabogie is 150 kilometres. Pat leaves Coe Hill at 1:00 p.m. and drives at a speed of 80 km/h for the first 60 km. How fast must he travel for the remainder of the trip to reach Calabogie at 3:00 p.m.?

\textbf{(A)}\ 65 \text{ km/h}\quad \textbf{(B)}\ 70 \text{ km/h}\quad \textbf{(C)}\ 72 \text{ km/h}\quad \textbf{(D)}\ 75 \text{ km/h}\quad \textbf{(E)}\ 90 \text{ km/h}

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