SOLUTION: The speedometer on my car reads 10% more than the speed at which it is travelling. When my speedometer reads 100km/h, how fast in metres per second, is my car actually travelling?

Question 1120848: The speedometer on my car reads 10% more than the speed at which it is travelling. When my speedometer reads 100km/h, how fast in metres per second, is my car actually travelling?
Found 2 solutions by ankor@dixie-net.com, Shin123:
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The speedometer on my car reads 10% more than the speed at which it is travelling.
When my speedometer reads 100km/h, how fast in metres per second, is my car actually travelling?
:
let s = actual speed
1.1s = 100
s = 100/1.1
s ~ 91 mph
Answer by Shin123(626) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Multiply by 1000 to convert km into m,
Divide by 3600 to convert hr into sec.,
Your car is actually traveling at m/s.
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