SOLUTION: if a person has walked 1 mile in half an hour, what was his speed in feet per second?

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Question 468038: if a person has walked 1 mile in half an hour, what was his speed in feet per second?
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"if a person has walked 1 mile in half an hour, what was his speed in feet per second?"

5280 ft = 1 mile

3600 seconds = 1 hour {60 minutes x 60 seconds in 1 minute}
1800 seconds = 1/2 hour {divided 3600 by 2}

5280 feet
----------- = 1 mile in 1/2 hour
1800 seconds

≈ 2.93 ft/second {divided 5280 by 1800}

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