document.write( "Question 222862: A train travels at the rate of 120km per hour. What is its speed in meters per second? What is its speed in meters per minute?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #166768 by drj(1380)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A train travels at the rate of 120km per hour. What is its speed in meters per second? What is its speed in meters per minute?\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 1. 1000 m = 1 km\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 2. 120 km/hour * 1000 m/km = 120,000 m/hour\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 3. 60 minutes = 1 hour = 3600 sec\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 4. 120,000 m /hour * 1 hour/3600 sec = 33.33 m /second\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 5. 120,000 m/hour * 1hour/60 minutes = 2000 m /minute\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 5. ANSWER: 120 km/hr = 33.33 meters /second = 2000 meters /minute\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For FREE Step-By-Step videos in Introduction to Algebra, please visit http://www.FreedomUniversity.TV/courses/IntroAlgebra and for Trigonometry visit http://www.FreedomUniversity.TV/courses/Trigonometry.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Good luck in your studies!\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Respectfully, \n" ); document.write( "Dr J \n" ); document.write( " |