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A hot air balloon is rising at a rate of 40 meters per minute. How fast is it rising in feet per second? Use conversion factors and round to 2 decimal places. Note that 1m=3.28ft
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A hot air balloon is rising at a rate of 40 meters per minute. How fast is it rising in feet per second? Use conversion factors and round to 2 decimal places. Note that 1m=3.28ft

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Set up your multiplication so that you cancel out units that you don't want and introduce those that you do...

(40m/min)(min/60sec)(3.28ft/m)=2.19ft/sec (to nearest one-hundredth)
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The answer is 400 meters
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