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A train is traveling at a constant speed of 105 miles per hour. How many feet does it travel in 3 seconds? Remember that 1

mile is 5280 feet.​

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Final answer:

The train will travel 462 feet in 3 seconds.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the distance traveled by the train in 3 seconds, we need to convert the train's speed from miles per hour to feet per second. Since 1 mile is equal to 5280 feet, we can calculate the train's speed in feet per second by multiplying its speed in miles per hour by 5280/3600 (since there are 3600 seconds in an hour).

So, the train's speed in feet per second is: 105 miles/hour * 5280 feet/mile * 1/3600 hour/second = 154 feet/second.

Now, we can find the distance traveled by the train in 3 seconds by multiplying its speed in feet per second by the time in seconds: 154 feet/second * 3 seconds = 462 feet.

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Answer:

9240ft per second

(105mi/1hr * 5280ft/1mi * 1hr/60sec)

Step-by-step explanation:

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