A 12 ft long loop detector has observed six vehicles that have crossed the device in a 148 second period, for the following durations: 0.44; 0.48; 0.5; 0.41; 0.49; and 0.55. The six vehicles are 18, 21, 20, 23, 17 and 19 ft respectively. Calculate: d. How many miles per hour is the rated speed,

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A 12 ft long loop detector has observed six vehicles that have crossed the device in a 148 second period, for the following durations: 0.44; 0.48; 0.5; 0.41; 0.49; and 0.55. The six vehicles are 18, 21, 20, 23, 17 and 19 ft respectively.

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d. How many miles per hour is the rated speed, v?

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