Question: Using the speed in miles per hour modeled as a function of density in vehicles per mile with a Greenshields Model in the form u

Using the speed in miles per hour modeled as a function of density in vehicles per mile with a Greenshields Model in the form u=75-0.682k. There is one travel lane in each direction on a two lane highway. Assume the road does not allow passing, and that there are no intersections requiring stopping etc. The vehicles are traveling with a density of 19 vehicles/miles when, 20 miles from the destination, a slower motorist turns onto the road in front of them, traveling in such a way that if there were many such vehicles, they would have a density of 30 vehicles/mile.
If these conditions persist, how many vehicles are in the platoon behind the slower vehicle when it reaches the destination after traveling the 20 miles?

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