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A falcon is flying at a speed of 107,360 yards per

hour. How fast is the falcon flying in miles per
hour? (Hint: A mile is equal to 1760 yards.)

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User Tony
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To find the speed of the falcon in miles per hour, we need to convert its speed from yards per hour to miles per hour. Since a mile is equal to 1760 yards, we can use the conversion factor 1 mile = 1760 yards to convert the falcon's speed from yards per hour to miles per hour.

We can set up the following equation to represent the conversion:

(107,360 yards/hour) / (1760 yards/mile) = X miles/hour

where X is the speed of the falcon in miles per hour.

We can then solve the equation by multiplying both sides by the reciprocal of the conversion factor:

(107,360 yards/hour) / (1760 yards/mile) * (1 mile/1760 yards) = X miles/hour * (1 mile/1760 yards)

Simplifying the right-hand side gives us:

(107,360 yards/hour) * (1 mile/1760 yards) = X miles/hour

Substituting the values and canceling common factors gives us:

(107,360 / 1760) miles/hour = 61.4 miles/hour

Therefore, the falcon is flying at a speed of 61.4 miles per hour.
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