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A speed of 55 miles per hour is equal to how many feet per minute?

User Ian Vink
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The answer is 4840 hope this helps
User Dzienny
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We know that

1 miles =5280 feet

1 hour=60 minutes

so, we can write


55(miles)/(hour) =55(5280 feet)/(60 minutes)

so, we can write it as


55(miles)/(hour) =55*(5280 )/(60)*(feet )/(minutes)


55(miles)/(hour) =55*(5280 )/(60)*(feet )/(minutes)

now, we can simplify it

and we get


55(miles)/(hour) =4840(feet )/(minutes)...........Answer

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