If the average wind speed for 24 hours is 15 mph at one site, but 10 mph for 12 hours and then 20 mph for 12 hours at another site, how much output can be expected from the same turbine situated at the first site compared to the second site?
a. three-quarters
b. half
c. one quarter
d. one eighth
e. same, since the average wind speeds are the same
a
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