Question

A bicycle is traveling at 18 miles per hour. How many feet will it cover in 55 seconds? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.________feet

Answer 1

Since the bicycle is traveling at 18 miles per hour and each mile is equivalent to 5280 feet, the bicycle covers 18*5280 = 95040 feet per hour.

Each hour is equivalent to 3600 secons. Then, the speed of the bicycle, in ft/s, is given by:

`(95040)/(3600)=264(ft)/(s)`

Therefore, after 55, the bicycle will cover:

`55\cdot264=1452\text{ ft}`