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At 60 mph a car travels

88 feet per second.
How many feet per
second does a car
travel at 15 mph?

User Divi
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Answer:

22 ft/s

Explanation:

At 60 mph a car travels 88 feet per second. There are 22 feet per second that a car travels at 15 mph.

User Rich Blumer
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Answer:

22 ft/s

Explanation:

15 mph is 1/4 of 60 mph. At 1/4 the speed, the car will travel 1/4 as far in a second.

1/4×(88 ft/s) = 22 ft/s

User Malvadao
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