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A race car is traveling at a rate of 36 yards per second. What is the car's speed in miles per hour?

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Answer: The car is traveling at 73.63638 Mph

Explanation:

1 yard per second is the same as 3 feet per second.

there are 5280ft per mile

So, at 36 yards per second, the car is traveling at 108/5280th (0.02045455) of a mile per second

0.02045455 * 60 (seconds) * 60 (minutes) = 73.63638 Mph

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