A vehicle initially moving at a velocity of 80m/s had breaks applied. The table below shows how velocity changed in the next 14 seconds.

A vehicle initially moving at a velocity of 80m/s had breaks applied. The table below shows how velocity changed in
the next 14 seconds.

Determine the average rate of deceleration between the fourth and the twelfth second.

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