SOLUTION: An elevator takes 1 min to rise 500 feet. What is it's average speed in miles per hour?
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Question 332457: An elevator takes 1 min to rise 500 feet. What is it's average speed in miles per hour?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 minute 500 feet
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1 minute = (1/60) hours
500 feet = 5280 feet
miles = 500/5280 miles
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speed = 5.68 mph
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