Question

Passing: At 55 mph, you will travel over ___ feet in ten seconds. So will an oncoming vehicle. That means you need over ___ feet or about one-third of a mile to pass safely.

Answer 1

At 55 mph, you will travel over 806.7 feet in ten seconds, so will an oncoming vehicle. Therefore, you need over 1613.4 feet or about one-third of a mile to pass safely.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the distance traveled in ten seconds at 55 mph, we need to convert mph to feet per second. There are 5280 feet in a mile and 3600 seconds in an hour. Therefore, 55 mph is equivalent to (55 * 5280) / 3600 = 80.67 feet per second. So in ten seconds, you will travel over 80.67 * 10 = 806.7 feet.

Since an oncoming vehicle will also travel over the same distance in ten seconds, you will need double the distance to pass safely.

At 55 mph, you will travel over 806.7 feet in ten seconds, so will an oncoming vehicle. Therefore, you need over 1613.4 feet or about one-third of a mile to pass safely.

Therefore, you need over 806.7 * 2 = 1613.4 feet or about one-third of a mile to pass safely.