Answer:
0.003 mi/s²
Step-by-step explanation:
a = (Vf - Vi) / t
Vi = 0 (started from rest)
First you have to convert MPH into miles/sec (the problem did not state that you have to convert to meters/sec)
(80 miles/hr)/(3600 sec/hr) = 0.022 mi/sec
a = (0.022 mi/sec - 0)/8 sec = 0.003 mi/s²