Question

Convert 4500 feet per second to miles per hour. 5280 ft = 1 mi Round to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

4500 feet = 0.000189394 miles
0.000189394 miles per second
3600 seconds in one hour
0.000189394 miles per second x 3600 =

3068.18172 miles per hr

ANSWER: 3068.18 mph (rounded)

Answer 2

Answer:
`3068.18\text{ miles per hour}`

Explanation:

We know that 1 hour = 60 minutes

1 minute = 60 seconds

Then by Unitary method , 1 hour=
`60*60=3600\text{ seconds}`

Also, 5280 ft = 1 mi

Given speed = 4500 feet per second

To convert it into miles per hour. we divide it by 5280 and multiply it by 3600 we get

`4500*(3600)/(5280)\\\\=3068.18181818\approx3068.18\text{ miles per hour}`

Hence, the correct answer =
`3068.18\text{ miles per hour}`