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Can someone give me a step by step answer on how they figured this out so I understand it PLEASE???

i need to figure out How many miles per hour the train is going

Can someone give me a step by step answer on how they figured this out so I understand-example-1

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Answer:

25 mph

Explanation:

The slope of the line gives the rate of change (speed) of the train

From the graph note that after 6 hours the distance travelled is 150 miles

Thus slope =
(150)/(6) = 25

The train is travelling at 25 mph

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