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A car travels at an average speed of 60 mph on a trip what is the car speed in feet per second

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Answer: 88 Feet Per Second



Step-by-step explanation:

Firstly you need to know 3 things:

> 60 mph = 60 Miles Per Hour

> 1 Hour = 60 mins = 60*60 = 3600 seconds

> 1 Mile = 5280 feet

Next you can change the miles to feet and hours to seconds.

60 mi/ 1 hour = 60*5280/ 3600 = 316800ft/ 3600sec

Now time to reduce that big fraction! (Or in this case just divide by 3600 sec)

316800ft/ 3600sec

= 88ft/1sec

= 88 Feet Per Second

Hope that helps!


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