Solve the Problem. -In a Study by Psychologists Bornstein and Bornstein, It Was

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Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-In a study by psychologists Bornstein and Bornstein, it was found that the average walking speed w, in feet per second, of a person living in a city of population P, in thousands, is given by the function w(P) = 0.37 ln P + 0.05.
Find the walking speed of people in a city with a population of 1,760,888.

• A) 5.37 ft/sec
• B) 14.38 ft/sec
• C) 3.67 ft/sec
• D) 4.52 ft/sec

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