SOLUTION: Use dimensional analysis to stole this: A train is traveling 170 mph. How many feet per second is it traveling?

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Question 1141090: Use dimensional analysis to stole this: A train is traveling 170 mph. How many feet per second is it traveling?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"stole"? Who did the problem belong to?

From MILES per HOUR to FEET per SECOND:

1 miles is 5280 feet.
1 hour is 3600 seconds.




249 feet per second

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