Question

if a man walks at the rate of 2 feet per second, how many minutes will it take him to walk 4320 feet?

Answer 1

Ok so if a man walks 2 ft per second you would want to find out how many seconds it takes to walk 1 foot so it takes .5 seconds to walk one foot so then you multiply 4320X.5 which then equals 2169 seconds then divide that by 60 which equals 36min. 

Answer 2

Answer: 36 minutes

Explanation:

The formula to find the speed is given by :-

`\text{Speed}=\frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}}`

Given : A man walks at the rate of 2 feet per second .

Distance covered by him = 4320 feet

Let t be the time taken by him to walk 4320 feet, then we have

`2=(4320)/(t)\\\\\Rightarrow\ t=(4320)/(2)=2160\text{ seconds}`

Since 1 minute = 60 seconds

Then ,
`t=(2160)/(60)=36\text{ minutes}`

Hence, it will take him 36 minutes to walk 4320 feet .