Question

Question

An airplane is traveling at a constant speed of 585 miles per hour. How many feet does it travel in 6 seconds? Remember
that 1 mile is 5280 feet.​

Answer 1

Convert the 6 seconds to hours:

5 seconds x x 1/60 ( minutes per seconds) x 1/60 (Hours per minute) = 6/3600 = 1/600 hours.

Distance = speed x time

Distance = 585 x 1/600 = 585/600 = 0.975 miles

Convert miles to feet:

0.975 x 5280 = 5,148 feet

The plane traveled 5,148 feet in 6 seconds.