SOLUTION: If an automobile travels at a rate of 75mi/hr, what is its rate in m/s?
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Question 850036: If an automobile travels at a rate of 75mi/hr, what is its rate in m/s?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If an automobile travels at a rate of 75mi/hr, what is its rate in m/s?
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Assume you mean meters/second.
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75(mi/hr)(1 hr/3600 sec)(1609.344 meter/1 miles)
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= (75*1*1609.344*1)/(1*3600*1)(meters/second)
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= 33.52 meter/sec
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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