Question

A Galapagos Tortoise can travel at a velocity of 0.2 miles per hour. How many feet can it travel per 1 second? (round to nearest thousandth)

- 1 mile = 5,280 feet
- 1 hour = 60 minutes
- 1 minute = 60 seconds

Answer 1

To calculate the distance in feet that a Galapagos Tortoise can travel per second, we first convert the tortoise's velocity from miles per hour to feet per hour, then to feet per minute, and finally to feet per second, resulting in approximately 0.293 feet per second.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate how many feet a Galapagos Tortoise can travel per second given its velocity of 0.2 miles per hour, we first need to convert the tortoise's speed into feet per second.

Step-by-step Calculation:

1. Convert the velocity from miles per hour to feet per hour: 0.2 miles per hour * 5,280 feet per mile = 1,056 feet per hour.
2. Convert the velocity from feet per hour to feet per minute: 1,056 feet per hour ÷ 60 minutes per hour = 17.6 feet per minute.
3. Convert the velocity from feet per minute to feet per second: 17.6 feet per minute ÷ 60 seconds per minute = 0.2933 feet per second.

After rounding to the nearest thousandth, a Galapagos Tortoise can travel 0.293 feet per second.