Question

A bicycle is traveling at 15 miles per hour. How many feet will it cover in 80 seconds?

Answer 1

Given:

A bicycle is traveling at 15 miles per hour.

We will find how many feet will it cover in 80 seconds.

First, we will convert the given speed from miles per hour to feet per second.

1 mile = 5280 feet, and 1 hour = 60 minutes = 3600 seconds.

`15(miles)/(hour)=15*\frac{5280\text{ }feet}{3600\text{ }seconds}=22\text{ feet/sec.}`

So, the bicycle is traveling at 22 feet per second

now, we will find the product of the speed by the time (80 seconds)

So,

`22*80=1760\text{ feet}`

So, the answer will be 1760 feet.