SOLUTION: The Bear Paw chair lift at the Northstar ski resort in Lake Tahoe is 790 feet long. If a ride on this chair lift takes 4.5 minutes, what is the average speed of the lift in miles p

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Question 958186: The Bear Paw chair lift at the Northstar ski resort in Lake Tahoe is 790 feet long. If a ride on this chair lift takes 4.5 minutes, what is the average speed of the lift in miles per hour?
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28790ft%2F4.5min%29%281mi%2F5280ft%29%2860min%2F1hr%29= 2mph
ANSWER: The average speed of the lift is 2 miles per hour.