Question

A parachutist's rate during a free fall reaches 108 miles per hour. What is this rate in feet per second? At this rate, how many feet will the parachutist fall during 10 seconds of free fall? In your computations, use the fact that 1 mile is equal to 5280 feet. Do not round your answers.

Answer 1

How many feet will they fall during ten seconds? 1,584 ft/s

Explanation:

108 x 5280 x 1/3600 sec = 792/5 ft/sec

792/5 ft/sec x 10 sec = 1,584 ft