SOLUTION: An alien rocketship is traveling at a speed of 320,000 feet per minute. At this speed, how many miles will it travel in 1 second? Round to the nearest thousandth.

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Question 752837: An alien rocketship is traveling at a speed of 320,000 feet per minute. At this speed, how many miles will it travel in 1 second? Round to the nearest thousandth.
Answer by sachi(548)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
in 1 min(i.e 60 sec) rocketship travels 320000 ft
so in 1 sec it will travel=320000/60=5333.33 ft=1.0101 miles

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