Find the speed of the snowplow

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At 6 AM a snowplow, traveling at a constant speed, begins to clear a highway leading out of town. At 8 AM an automobile begins traveling the highway at a speed of 30 mi/hr and reaches the plow 30 minutes later. Find the speed of the snowplow.

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