Question

A car is traveling at 60 miles per

hour.
What is this speed in feet per second?
Given: 1 mile = 5,280 ft.
Given: 1 hour = 60 minutes = 3,600 seconds

Answer 1

To convert the speed from miles per hour to feet per second, use the conversion factor 1 mile = 5,280 feet and 1 hour = 3,600 seconds. The car is traveling at a speed of 88 feet per second.

Step-by-step explanation:

To convert the speed from miles per hour to feet per second, we need to use the conversion factor 1 mile = 5,280 feet and 1 hour = 3,600 seconds.

So, the speed in feet per second can be calculated as:

(60 miles/hour) * (5,280 feet/mile) / (1 hour/3,600 seconds) = 88 feet/second

Therefore, the car is traveling at a speed of 88 feet per second.