SOLUTION: While sitting in my truck at the train crossing at ITEC, i decided to time how long it took for the 1 mile long train to pass me entirely. If it took exactly 75 seconds for the tra

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Question 341422: While sitting in my truck at the train crossing at ITEC, i decided to time how long it took for the 1 mile long train to pass me entirely. If it took exactly 75 seconds for the train to pass, at how many miles per hour was the train traveling?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 mile in 75 seconds --> 0.2 miles in 15 seconds
= 0.8 miles/minute
= 48 mph