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The average wind speed at the weather station of a certain city is 34.3 miles per hour. The highest speed ever recorded at the station is 231.0 miles per hour. Howmuch laster is the highest speed than the average wind speed?

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Answer:

196.7 miles per hour

Step-by-step explanation:

We have the following details given to us:

Average wind speed = 34.3 miles per hour

Highest wind speed = 231.0 miles per hour

How much faster the highest speed is than the average speed is given by the difference between them. This is shown below:


\begin{gathered} =231.0-34.3 \\ =196.7mi\text{/h} \end{gathered}

The highest wind speed is 196.7 miles per hour faster than the average wind speed

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