document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=639580>Question 639580</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a bowling ball is traveling at 15 mph when it hits the pins. How fast is the bowling ball traveling in feet per second? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #402816 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josh_jordan><B>josh_jordan(263)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josh_jordan><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josh_jordan><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=402816\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To be able to convert from miles per hour to feet per second, you have to know how many feet = 1 mile and how many seconds = 1 hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5280 feet = 1 mile<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3600 seconds = 1 hour (60 seconds x 60 min = 3600 seconds)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we know the ball traveled 15 miles per hour, just multiply 15 x 5280 (since that's how many feet = a mile):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15 x 5280 = 79,200\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And we know that 3600 seconds = 1 hour, so feet per hour would be: 79200/3600.  So, divide 79200 by 3600 to obtain how many feet per second = 15 miles per hour:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "79,200/3,600 = 22\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Final Answer:  22 ft/sec  </SPAN>\n" );
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