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What is the speed of a housefly in feet per second if it goes 4.4 miles per hour

User Stux
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Multiply 4.4 by 5280, or the number of feet per mile. Divide this by 3600, which gets you 6.453333... feet per second
User Mark Reed
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1 mile = 5280 feet

4.4 * 5280 = 23232

1 hour = 60 minutes

23232 / 60 = 387.2 feet/second
User Pol Hallen
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