Calculating Deceleration and Stopping Time for Margo's Corvette

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Margo's Corvette decelerates from 32 m/s to 8.0 m/s over a period of 6.0 seconds, resulting in an average deceleration of 4.0 m/s². To calculate the stopping time if the car continues to decelerate at this rate, one can use the formula: time = (initial velocity - final velocity) / deceleration. This yields a stopping time of 8.0 seconds for the Corvette to come to a complete stop.

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Margo's Corvette brakes from 32 m/s to 8.0m/s in 6.0 seconds. What is the average deceleration?

If the car continued decelerating at this rate, how long would it take to stop?

i just need to know how to do it cause my answers never came out right.
 
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