SOLUTION: You move a distance of 200 feet in five seconds. Use unt fraction to determine your speed in miles per hour. show work.

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Question 433004: You move a distance of 200 feet in five seconds. Use unt fraction to determine your speed in miles per hour. show work.
Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, htmentor:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi

 3600sec = 1hr and 5280ft = 1mi

200 feet in five seconds is 200/5 = 40ft/sec = 40ft*3600/hr = 144,000ft/hr

   144,000ft/5280ft = 27.27mi .... 144,000ft/hr = 27.27mi/hr

Answer by htmentor(1343) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Convert feet to miles:
1 mile = 5280 feet
Convert seconds to hours:
60 sec/min * 60 min/hr = 3600 sec/hr
So we have
200 feet/5 sec * (1 mile/5280 feet)* 3600 sec/hr = (200/5280)(3600/5) = 27.27 mile/hr