SOLUTION: A cheetah ran 300 feet in 2.92 seconds. What is the cheetah's average speed in miles per hour?
I know that you would have to set it at 300ft./2.92s times 1mi/5280ft
but what i d
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Question 98041: A cheetah ran 300 feet in 2.92 seconds. What is the cheetah's average speed in miles per hour?
I know that you would have to set it at 300ft./2.92s times 1mi/5280ft
but what i dont get is why would the feet be at the bottom when the distance is originaly at the top and the time is at the bottom?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A cheetah ran 300 feet in 2.92 seconds. What is the cheetah's average speed in miles per hour
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(300 ft/2.92 sec)(1 mi/ 5280 ft)(3600 sec/1 hour)
= {300*1*3600 miles)/(2.92*5280*1 hour)
= 91080000 miles/15417.6 hours
= 70.05 mph
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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