SOLUTION: A pedestrian is crossing a 30 ft roadway at a speed of 3.5 mph. How long in seconds would it take for the pedestrian to cross?

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Question 1093640: A pedestrian is crossing a 30 ft roadway at a speed of 3.5 mph. How long in seconds would it take for the pedestrian to cross?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Convert mi/hr to ft/sec
[ miles / hr ] x [ ft / mile ] x [ hr / secs ] = [ ft / sec ]
+3.5%2A%28+5280+%2F+1+%29%2A%28+1+%2F+3600+%29+=+5.1333+ ft/sec
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+d+=+r%2At+
+t+=+d%2Fr+
+t+=+30%2F5.1333+
+t+=+5.844+ sec