SOLUTION: If a ball is traveling 74 MPH how long does it take it to travel forty feet.

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Question 481315: If a ball is traveling 74 MPH how long does it take it to travel forty feet.

Found 2 solutions by nerdybill, Alan3354:
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
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If a ball is traveling 74 MPH how long does it take it to travel forty feet.
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First, convert 40 ft to miles:
40 ft * 1/5280 = 0.007576 miles
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Then, apply distance formula:
d = rt
0.007576 = 74t
0.007576/74 = t
0.0001024 hours = t
converting to seconds:
0.0001024 * 60 * 60 = 0.369 seconds

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
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If a ball is traveling 74 MPH how long does it take it to travel forty feet.
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15 mph = 22 ft/sec (you can work that out, or take my word for it)
74 mi/hr = 74*22/15 ft/sec
t = 40/(1628/15) sec
t =~ 0.36855 sec