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How many miles/hour is 30 km/s?

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You can use dimensional analysis.
(30 km)/(1 s) (1000 m)/(1 km) (100 cm)/(1 m) (1 in)/(2.54 cm) (1 ft)/(12 in) (1 mi)/(5280 ft) (60 s)/(1 min) (60 min)/(1 hr)=
(10800000000 mi)/(78638.4 hr) or (137337.484 mi)/(1 hr)
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