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An athlete ran a sprint of 100 ft in 3.1 seconds. At what speed is this in miles per hour?

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Answer: 22 miles per hour


User Andrybak
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Answer:

22 miles per hour

Explanation:

d = rt

100 = 3.1r

r= 32.26 ft/sec

(convert seconds to minutes)

x 60 seconds = 1935.48 feet per minute

(Convert minutes to hour)

X 60 = 116,129.02 feet per hour

/ 5280 = 21.99 miles per hour

Rounding up figures ~ 22mph

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