SOLUTION: If a train is traveling at 79 mph, how many feet would it travel per second?

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Question 509387: If a train is traveling at 79 mph, how many feet would it travel per second?
Found 2 solutions by jerryguo41, nerdybill:
Answer by jerryguo41(197)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
79mph=__mps
79*60=4740
4740 mps

Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
79 mph
.
change miles to feet:
79 mph * 5280 ft/mile
411840 feet per hour
.
change hour to seconds:
411840 * 1/60 * 1/60
411840/3600
114.4 feet per second

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