SOLUTION: If a land speed record car travels 62 seconds at an average speed of 248.1 miles per hour, what distance did it travel in miles?

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Question 259954: If a land speed record car travels 62 seconds at an average speed of 248.1 miles per hour, what distance did it travel in miles?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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Distance traveled = Speed in mph x time in hours
62 seconds = 62/3600 hrs. = 0.02 hrs
distance traveled = 248.1* 0.02 = 4.96 miles