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The fasted train in the world can travel 300 feet per second. How fast is this in miles per hour?

(1 mile = 5280 feet)

User Moodyjive
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Answer:

205 miles per hour.

Explanation:

1 mile = 5280 feet so:

300 ft / second = 300/ 5280 miles/second.

There are 3600 seconds in an hour so

this converts to 300 * 3600 / 5280 miles per hour

= 204.55 miles per hour.

User Sidrah
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Hey!

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Solution:

Let's use dimensional analysis!


= (1mi)/(5280ft) * (3600)/(1hr) * (300ft)/(1sec)


= (1,080,000)/(5,280)


= 204.454545...


= 205

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Answer:

205

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