You're driving a car, going 5050 miles per hour (180,000180,000 miles per second), when you notice that the speed limit is reduced to 2525 mph (90,00090,000 miles per second) as you enter a work zone. You hit the brakes and your speed begins to decrease exponentially. After 1010 seconds, you've slowed to the speed limit of 2525 mph. What is the rate of speed decrease in miles per second\textbf{miles per second}?

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