SOLUTION: The elevator in the Washington Monument takes 75 seconds to travel 500 feet to the top floor. What is the speed of the elevator in miles per hour? Give your answer to two signifi
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Question 639468: The elevator in the Washington Monument takes 75 seconds to travel 500 feet to the top floor. What is the speed of the elevator in miles per hour? Give your answer to two significant digits.
500ft/75sec x 3600sec/1hr x 1mile/5280ft Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The elevator in the Washington Monument takes 75 seconds to travel 500 feet to the top floor. What is the speed of the elevator in miles per hour? Give your answer to two significant digits.
500ft/75sec x 3600sec/1hr x 1mile/5280ft
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You have it right, just multiply the numbers
= 500*3600/(75*5280) mi/hr
=~ 4.45 mi/hr
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A slow elevator
