SOLUTION: If you were traveling at 1 centimeter per second and going the distance of 50 meters, how far will you travel in seconds, minutes, and hours?

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Question 296964: If you were traveling at 1 centimeter per second and going the distance of 50 meters, how far will you travel in seconds, minutes, and hours?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you were traveling at 1 centimeter per second and going the distance of 50 meters,
how far will you travel in seconds, minutes, and hours?
:
%28100%2A50%29%2F1 = 5000 seconds
5000%2F60 = 831%2F3 minutes
That 83 min, 20 seconds
which is
1 hr 23 min 20 seconds
:
check:
1 hr = 60*60 = 3600 sec
23 m = 23*60 = 1380 sec
an additional: 20 sec
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total seconds 5000