SOLUTION: Find the unit rate in feet per second. 180 Miles ----------- - 2 Hours

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Question 986901: Find the unit rate in feet per second.
180 Miles
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2 Hours

Found 2 solutions by Cromlix, stanbon:
Answer by Cromlix(4381)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi there,
180 miles in 2 hours
180 miles = 950400 ft.
2 hours = 7,200 secs.
950400 ft in 7,200 secs
950400/7,200 = 132 ft per second
Hope this helps :-)

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the unit rate in feet per second.
180 miles/2 hours = (90 miles/hour)*(5280 ft/1 mile)*(1 hour/3600 sec)
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= (90*5280*1)/(1*1*3600)(ft/sec)
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= 132 (ft/sec)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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