SOLUTION: 3.) If you were driving down the interstate at 60 mph and you look down at your cell phone for 3 seconds to see who texted you, how many feet did you travel down the interstate wit

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Question 993420: 3.) If you were driving down the interstate at 60 mph and you look down at your cell phone for 3 seconds to see who texted you, how many feet did you travel down the interstate without your eyes on the road? Equate this distance
to a distance with which we are all familiar. Your distances have to be approximately the same.

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
+d+=+r%2At+
Convert +60+ mi/hr to ft/sec
[ mi/hr ] x [ ft/mi ] x [ hrs/min ] x [ min/sec ] = [ ft/sec ]
+60%2A%28+5280%2F1+%29%2A%28+1%2F60+%29%2A%28+1%2F60+%29+=+88+ ft/sec
+d+=+88%2A3+
+d+=+264+ ft
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In miles:
+264%2F5280+=+.05+
+.05+=+5%2F100+
+5%2F100+=+1%2F20+
This is 1/2 of a tenth of a mile