SOLUTION: i need to know, a train travels at the rate of 120 km per hour What is its speed in meters per second? What is its speed in meters per minute? show ur work. get me back asap

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Question 488550: i need to know, a train travels at the rate of 120 km per hour
What is its speed in meters per second?
What is its speed in meters per minute? show ur work. get me back asap

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a train travels at the rate of 120 km per hour
What is its speed in meters per second?
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multiply the km/hr times 1000 to get meters, divide no. of sec in an hour to get per sec
%281000%2A120%29%2F3600 = 33.333 meter/sec
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What is its speed in meters per minute?
The same except you divide by the number minutes in an hr
%281000%2A120%29%2F60 = 2000 meter/min