Question

Sam ran 63,756 feet in 70 minutes. What is Sam's rate in

miles per hour? (There are 5,280 feet in one mile.)
Step 1: What is Sam's rate as stated?
63,756 feet
63, 756 ft
70 min
70 minutes
Step 2: What factor is used to convert feet per minute into
miles per minute?
Step 3: what factor is used to convert miles per minute to miles per hour

Answer 1

1: 63,756 and 70 mins

2: 1 mile and 5,280 feet

3: 60 mins and 1 hour

4: 10.35

Answer 2

10.35 miles per hour

Sam's rate as stated is 63,756 feet per 70 minutes

Divide by 5,280 feet

Divide by 60 minutes

Explanation:

1. Find how many feet Sam ran in one minute

63,756 ÷ 70 = 910.8 ft.

2. Find how many feet he ran in one hour

910.8 · 60 = 54,648 ft.

3. Convert the feet to miles

54,648 ÷ 5280 = 10.35

Step 2: There are 5280 feet in one mile. Therefore, you would divide by 5280 feet to convert feet per minute into miles per minute.

Step 3: There are 60 minutes in one hour. Therefore, you would divide by 60 minutes to convert miles per minute to miles per hour.