SOLUTION: You are driving 68 mil/hr on I-26 to Columbia. This speed is ________ m/s?

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Question 404092: You are driving 68 mil/hr on I-26 to Columbia. This speed is ________ m/s?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You are driving 68 mil/hr on I-26 to Columbia. This speed is ________ m/s?
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68 mi/hr(1 hr/3600 sec)(1609.344 meters/1 mile)
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= (68*1*1609.344)/(1*3600*1)(meters/sec)
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= 30.40 meters/sec
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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