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A cruise ship is traveling at 20 knots. A knots is approximately 1.151 miles per hour. what is the approximate speed the ship is traveling in yards per second? round to the nearest tenth

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So 1 mile is 1760 yards.
20*1.151=23.02 mph
23.02*176= 40515.2
your answer is 40,515
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