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You work in the test area of a rocket manufacturer. During a test, a rocket sled traveled 5000 feet in 6.51 seconds. What was the average speed of the rocket sled to the nearest foot per second?

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The average speed is given by:


\begin{gathered} v=\frac{total_{\text{ }}distance}{total_{\text{ }}time} \\ so\colon \\ v=(5000ft)/(6.51s) \\ v\approx(768ft)/(s) \end{gathered}

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