SOLUTION: The fastest car at a top speed can cover 5miles in 72 seconds. What is the speed of the car in miles/hours?
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Question 312278: The fastest car at a top speed can cover 5miles in 72 seconds. What is the speed of the car in miles/hours?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
it can travel 5 miles in 72 seconds.
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72 seconds = 72 /3600 hours
= 0.02 hours
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Speed = distance in miles / speed in hours
=5/0.02
=250 mph
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