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A race car is traveling at a constant speed of 150 miles per hour. How many feet does it travel in 5seconds

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Answer:

1100 ft

Explanation:

1 mile per hour is equivalent to 22 ft in 15 seconds, so we can convert the speed to distance using ...

distance = speed × time

distance = (150 mi/h) (22/15 ft/s)/(1 mi/h) (5 s) = (150·22·5)/15 ft = 1100 ft

The car travels 1100 feet in 5 seconds.

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