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A fish swims at a speed of 12 miles per hour. A boy swims at a speed of 4.4 feet per second.

3ft= 1yd
5280ft= 1mi
How much faster does the fish swim than the boy in yards per minutes?

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Final answer:

The fish swims 264 yards per minute faster than the boy.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much faster the fish swims than the boy in yards per minute, we first need to convert both speeds to yards per minute. Since 3 feet is equal to 1 yard, we can convert the fish's speed of 4.4 feet per second to yards per minute by multiplying it by (3 feet/1 yard) × (60 seconds/1 minute) = 4.4 × 3 × 60 yards per minute = 792 yards per minute. Similarly, the boy's speed of 12 miles per hour can be converted to yards per minute by multiplying it by (5280 feet/1 mile) × (1 yard/3 feet) × (1 hour/60 minutes) = 12 × 5280/3/60 yards per minute = 1056 yards per minute.

To find out how much faster the fish swims than the boy, we subtract the boy's speed from the fish's speed: 792 - 1056 = -264 yards per minute. Therefore, the fish swims 264 yards per minute faster than the boy.

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The Boy: 4.4 x 60 = 264ft per minute. 264 / 3 = 88yrds Per minute

The Fish: 12 x 5280 = 63360ft hr. 5280 / 60 = 1056ft minute 1056 / 3 = 352yrds

352 - 88 = 44 yards quicker then the boy.

44 x 3 = 132 feet quicker then the boy.

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