Question

A car is traveling at a rate of

54
miles per hour. What is the car's rate in feet per second? How many feet will the car travel in
10
seconds? In your computations, use the fact that
1
mile is equal to
5280
feet. Do not round your answers.

Answer 1

car rate ft per second: 79.2

ft in 10 seconds: 792ft

Explanation:

multiply by 10 after you get 79.2.

Answer 2

54 miles / hr = 54*5280 = 285,120 ft/hr

= 285,120 / 3600 = 79.2 ft/s