SOLUTION: The posted speed limit on many US highways is 65 miles per hour. What is this speed in feet per second? Please help???????

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Question 194993: The posted speed limit on many US highways is 65 miles per hour. What is this speed in feet per second?
Please help???????
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, stanbon:
Answer by Alan3354(21608) (Show Source):
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The posted speed limit on many US highways is 65 miles per hour. What is this speed in feet per second?
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You can go thru all the unit changes, or remember that 15 mph = 22 ft/sec
65 mph = 65*22/15 fps
= 95.333... fps

Answer by stanbon(48568) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The posted speed limit on many US highways is 65 miles per hour. What is this speed in feet per second?
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65 (miles/hour)(5280 ft./mile)(1 hour/3600 seconds)
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= (65*5280*1/1*1*3600)(feet/second)
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= (95.3333..) feet/second
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Cheers,
Stan H.