Question 639580: a bowling ball is traveling at 15 mph when it hits the pins. How fast is the bowling ball traveling in feet per second? Found 3 solutions by Alan3354, solver91311, josh_jordan:Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a bowling ball is traveling at 15 mph when it hits the pins. How fast is the bowling ball traveling in feet per second?
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22 ft/sec
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15 mi/hr * 5280 ft/mi * 1hr/3600 seconds
You can put this solution on YOUR website! To be able to convert from miles per hour to feet per second, you have to know how many feet = 1 mile and how many seconds = 1 hour.
5280 feet = 1 mile
3600 seconds = 1 hour (60 seconds x 60 min = 3600 seconds)
Since we know the ball traveled 15 miles per hour, just multiply 15 x 5280 (since that's how many feet = a mile):
15 x 5280 = 79,200
And we know that 3600 seconds = 1 hour, so feet per hour would be: 79200/3600. So, divide 79200 by 3600 to obtain how many feet per second = 15 miles per hour:
79,200/3,600 = 22
Final Answer: 22 ft/sec
