6.9k views
2 votes
A car traveling 75.0m/s how many miles will it travel in 30 mins (1 mile = 1.609 km)

User Charisis
by
8.4k points

1 Answer

4 votes

Answer:

83.9 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Convert the speed from meters per second (m/s) to kilometers per hour (km/h), as the conversion factor for speed is:

1 m/s = 3.6 km/h

75.0 m/s × 3.6 km/h per m/s = 270.0 km/h

Find out how far the car will travel in 30 minutes (0.5 hours) using the formula:

Distance = Speed × Time

Distance = 270.0 km/h × 0.5 h = 135.0 km

Finally, since 1 mile is equal to 1.609 km, we can convert the distance from kilometers to miles:

135.0 km ÷ 1.609 km/mile ≈ 83.9 miles

The car will travel approximately 83.9 miles in 30 minutes.

User Sam Oliver
by
6.6k points