A burst water pipe in the city means you have to drive at a steady 12 km/h. Once past this obstacle, you speed up to 52 km/h in 10 s. You reach the freeway and, with the same acceleration, speed up for another 10 s to reach a higher speed. What is this final speed in km/h to one decimal place?

A burst water pipe in the city means you have to drive at a steady 12 km/h. Once past this obstacle, you speed up to 52 km/h in 10 s. You reach the freeway and, with the same acceleration, speed up for another 10 s to reach a higher speed. What is this final speed in km/h to one decimal place?

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A burst water pipe in the city means you have to drive at a steady 12 km/h. Once
past this obstacle, you speed up to 52 km/h in 10 s. You reach the freeway and, with
the same acceleration, speed up for another 10 s to reach a higher speed. What is
this final speed in km/h to one decimal place?

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