Question

The average cycling speed for an experienced cyclist is 18 miles per hour. What is the average cycling speed for an experienced cyclist in feet per minute?

1 mile = 5,280 feet

Answer 1

26.4 feet per seconds

Explanation:

In this problem, we are expected to convert from miles per hour to feet per minutes

given that the speed is 18miles per hour

also given is 1 mile is 5280

to carry out this conversion we proceed with the following operation

=18miles/hour*5280feet/miles*1hour/3600seconds

=95040/3600

=26.4feet/second

The answer is 26.4 feet per seconds