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The maximum speed of the Tupolev Tu -144 airliner is 694 m/s. What is this speed in kilometers per hour?

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Answer: the correct answer would be 2498.4 km/h

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User Dlask
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The answer is 2498.4km/h

The speed is
694m/s = (694m)/(1s)

1 m = 0.001 km ⇒ 694 m = 694 * 0.001 km = 0.694 km
1 h = 60 min = 60 * 60 s = 3600 s

Therefore:

(694m)/(1s)= (3600*0.694km)/(3600s) = (2498.4km)/(1h) =2498.4km/h
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