SOLUTION: How far (in miles) would a car travel in 10 seconds at and average speed of 50 mph?

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Question 212058: How far (in miles) would a car travel in 10 seconds at and average speed of 50 mph?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How far (in miles) would a car travel in 10 seconds at
an average speed of 50 mph?
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(50 miles/hour)(1 hr/3600 sec) = (50/3600)miles/sec
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Multiply by 10 to get 10(1/72) miles per 10 seconds
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Ans: (10/72) = (5/36) = 0.1389 miles per 10 seconds
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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