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Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places unless otherwise indicated.
A Train Each night at midnight a train leaves the station. The distance from a house to the train after t hours is given by
It is too noisy to sleep when the train is within 2 miles of the house. When is the train too near the house each night? Round your answers to the nearest minute. (Note: Be sure to convert your decimal answers to minutes.)
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