Final answer:
To convert 248 miles per hour to meters per second, multiply by 0.44704 to obtain 110.83 m/s when rounded to the nearest hundredth.
Step-by-step explanation:
To convert speed from miles per hour (mi/h) to meters per second (m/s), we can use the following conversion factors: there are 0.44704 meters per second in 1 mile per hour. Therefore, to convert 248 miles per hour to meters per second, you would perform the following calculation:
248 mi/h × 0.44704 m/s per mi/h = 110.82592 m/s.
Rounded to the nearest hundredth, this becomes 110.83 m/s.