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Choice D is correct. Since 1 minute = 60 seconds and 1 hour = 60 minutes, it follows that 1 hour = (60)(60), or 3,600 seconds. Using this conversion factor, the space station’s average speed of 4.76 miles per second is equal to an average speed of , or 17,136 miles per hour.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the space station’s average speed in miles per minute. Choice B is incorrect. This is double the space station’s average speed in miles per minute, or the number of miles the space station travels on average in 2 minutes. Choice C is incorrect. This is triple the space station’s average speed in miles per minute, or the number of miles the space station travels on average in 3 minutes.