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After an accident, police can use the formula v=2/5L to estimate the speed, v, in miles per hour, that a car was traveling by measuring the length of the skid marks, L, in feet. Estimate the speed of a
car that left skid marks 190 ft long. If the posted speed limit is 65 mi/h, was the car speeding?
The speed of a car that left skid marks 190 ft long was about mith
(Round to the nearest tenth as needed)
