Question

Who flies faster, a pilot flying at 295 feet per second

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or a pilot flying at 345 kilometers per hour
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OA. A pilot flying at 345 kilometers per hour is faster than a pilot flying at 295 feet per second
because when feet per second are converted to kilometers per hour, 295
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
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B. A pilot flying at 295 feet per second is faster than a pilot flying at 345 kilometers per hour
km
because when kilometers per hour are converted to feet per second, 345
hr
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
C. Neither, both rates are the same.
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Answer 1

To determine which pilot flies faster, we convert the speeds to the same unit. By converting the pilot's speed from feet per second to kilometers per hour, we find that the pilot flying at 345 kilometers per hour is faster than the pilot flying at 295 feet per second.

To determine which pilot flies faster, we need to convert the units so that both speeds are in the same unit. We will convert the pilot's speed from feet per second to kilometers per hour.

First, let's convert the pilot's speed from feet per second to meters per second. We know that 1 foot is equal to 0.3048 meters, so the pilot's speed in meters per second is 295 feet per second * 0.3048 meters/foot = 89.908 meters per second.

Next, let's convert the pilot's speed from meters per second to kilometers per hour. We know that 1 kilometer is equal to 1000 meters, and 1 hour is equal to 3600 seconds. Therefore, the pilot's speed in kilometers per hour is 89.908 meters per second * 3600 seconds/hour * 1 kilometer/1000 meters = 323.67 kilometers per hour.

Comparing the two speeds, we can see that a pilot flying at 345 kilometers per hour is faster than a pilot flying at 295 feet per second. Therefore, the correct choice is A. A pilot flying at 345 kilometers per hour is faster than a pilot flying at 295 feet per second.