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A bicycle is traveling at 22 miles per hour. How many feet will it cover in 40 seconds? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot. ​

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Answer is 1292 feet in 40 seconds

There are 5,280 feet in a mile.

Which means that in 22 miles there are 116,160 feet.

There are 3,600 seconds in an hour.

So: 116,160 / 3600 = 32.3 feet per second

This gives you the bicycle’s speed in feet per second.

Then multiply 32.3 by 40 seconds

1292 feet in 40 seconds
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