Question

A racecar is traveling at a constant speed of 150 miles per hour. How many feet does it travel in 5 seconds? Remember that 1 mile is 5280 feet.

Answer 1

A racecar traveling at 150 miles per hour covers 1100 feet in 5 seconds after converting the speed into feet per second and performing the calculation.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate how many feet a racecar traveling at a constant speed of 150 miles per hour covers in 5 seconds, we need to convert the speed to feet per second. Since 1 mile is 5280 feet, we can calculate the speed in feet per hour and then convert it to feet per second:

• 150 miles per hour × 5280 feet per mile = 792000 feet per hour
• 792000 feet per hour / 3600 seconds per hour = 220 feet per second

Now, to find out how far the car travels in 5 seconds:

• 220 feet per second × 5 seconds = 1100 feet

Therefore, the racecar travels 1100 feet in 5 seconds.

Answer 2

distance covered in 5 seconds

= 1.4283 *10^10 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

A racecar is traveling at a constant speed of 150 miles per hour.

One mile = 5280 feet

150 miles= 5290*150

150 miles= 793500 feet

A racecar is traveling at a constant speed of 793500 feet per hour.

Converting 793500 feet per hour to feet per seconds .

793500 feet per hour

= 793500*60*60 feet per seconds

=2856600000 feet per second

In 5 seconds , distance covered

= 2856600000 *5

distance covered in 5 seconds

= 1.4283 *10^10 feet