SOLUTION: the elevator in the washington monument takes 75 seconds to travel 500 feet to the top of the floor. what is the speed of the elevator in miles per hour?

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the elevator in the washington monument takes 75 seconds to travel 500 feet to the top of the floor. what is the speed of the elevator in miles per hour?
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(500 feet/75 seconds)( 1 mile/5280 feet)(3600 seconds/1 hour)
= (500*3600)/(75*5280)(miles/hour)
= (1800000/396000) (miles/hour)
= 4.5454... mph
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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