Some simple distance vs time problems?

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The discussion focuses on calculating transport times for lettuce shipments from various locations, specifically from Holland Marsh, Thorold, and Solano, California. The user seeks assistance in determining the time taken for a truck to travel 31 kilometers at a speed of 90 kilometers per hour. The calculation involves using the formula time = distance/speed, which results in approximately 0.34 hours or 20 minutes for this specific scenario. The user requires further examples to complete their homework assignment effectively.

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The produce manager at a grocery store in barrie has arranged to have lettuce shipped to his store from Holland Marsh, Ont., Thorold, Ont., and Solano, California. Examine the following data table for the various truck routes.

I made the table on microsoft word and then uploaded it, so here's the screen:
http://img840.imageshack.us/i/transportphysicsproblem.png/

Now what I have to do is calculate the time per mode of transport of the lettuce from each starting point. Then I would use the data to complete the last "total time to reach final destination" in the table. I don't know where to begin, any help? If maybe you can do one or two as examples, I would greatly appreciate it. I am doing this through correspondence and this question is worth a lot of marks, and there aren't any teachers to offer assistance so I'm kind of stuck.
 
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