SOLUTION: if traveling at 15mph how far can you get in 20 seconds?

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Question 98711: if traveling at 15mph how far can you get in 20 seconds?
Found 2 solutions by checkley71, Zanolon:
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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(20/60*60*60)15
(20/216000)15
20*15/216000
300/216000=.00139 miles traveled in 20 seconds.
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.00139*5280=7.3392 feet

Answer by Zanolon(1) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Firstly, I'd like to address that Checkly71's answer is wrong, if only because 15 m/h is 22 f/s.
We can show this by using dimensional analysis
(15mi/1h)*(5280ft/1mi)*(1h/3600s)=22ft/s
Then, multiply 22ft/s *20s to get 440ft.