A researcher was observing traffic along one lane of a rural highway. During a 1 minute time interval, ten vehicles were observed travelling 65, 64, 71, 66, 58, 72, 69, 66, 55 and 62 mph. Calculate the flow rate (vph). Provide your answer to the nearest integer.

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A researcher was observing traffic along one lane of a rural highway. During a 1 minute time interval, ten vehicles were observed traveling at 65, 64, 71, 66, 58, 72, 69, 66, 55, and 62 mph. Calculate the **flow rate** (vehicles per hour, vph). Provide your answer to the nearest integer.
Transcribed Image Text:**Question 3** A researcher was observing traffic along one lane of a rural highway. During a 1 minute time interval, ten vehicles were observed traveling at 65, 64, 71, 66, 58, 72, 69, 66, 55, and 62 mph. Calculate the **flow rate** (vehicles per hour, vph). Provide your answer to the nearest integer.
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