A road engineer studies a rural two-lane highway and presents this histogram to the County Department of
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a. For how many cars was data collected?
b. What is the 85th percentile speed?
c. What speed limit would you recommend for this highway?
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Speed Limit Study 28 24 20 16 0 47 49 1 53 55 37 59 61 63 1 Speed (mi/b)
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