SOLUTION: If a pitcher was timed from the mound to home plate at .34seconds with the mound being 60 ft. from the plate how fast did the ball get there in Mph?

Question 293236: If a pitcher was timed from the mound to home plate at .34seconds with the mound being 60 ft. from the plate how fast did the ball get there in Mph?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a pitcher was timed from the mound to home plate at .34seconds with the mound being 60 ft. from the plate how fast did the ball get there in Mph?
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Speed of ball:
60 ft per .34 secs
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Now, convert units:
60 ft/.34 sec * 1 mile/5280 ft * 60 sec/1 min * 60 min/1 hour
= 120.32 mph
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