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If an average catcher takes 1.9 seconds to throw a baseball from home plate to second base on a 90 foot baseball diamond how fast in mph did the catcher throw the ball?

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rate = distance / time
rate = 90/1.9 ft/s
= (90/5280) / (1.9/3600) mph
= appr 32.3 mph

your answer:1.2 sec.
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