An olympic hurdler accelerates at a rate of 15.5 m/s2 . what is the rate in miles/min2 ? 1. 6.89 miles/min2 2. 31.8 miles/min2 3. 2.69 miles/min2 4. 1.15 miles/min2 5. 34.7 mile…

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MilindaD · Answer 1 · 2019-09-07T07:59:39+0000

For this case we have to take into account the following conversions:

1 mile = 1609.34 meters 1 minute = 60 seconds

Let's first transform the expression to miles per seconds squared:

(15.5) * (1 / 1609.34) = 0.009631277 mi / s ^ 2

Then, we transform the result to miles per minute squared.
We have then:

(0.009631277) * (60) ^ 2 = 34.7 mi / min ^ 2

Answer:
the rate in miles/min^2 is:

34.7 mi / min ^ 2