SOLUTION: 4. Complete the following if the horse Seabiscuit travels at a constant speed of 40 miles per hour: a. How many seconds will it take Seabiscuit to run a race of 6 furlongs? (NOT

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Question 526538: 4. Complete the following if the horse Seabiscuit travels at a constant speed of 40 miles per hour:
a. How many seconds will it take Seabiscuit to run a race of 6 furlongs?
(NOTE: 1 furlong = )
b. Express Seabiscuit’s rate in feet per second.

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4. Complete the following if the horse Seabiscuit travels at a constant speed of 40 miles per hour:
1 furlong = 660 ft
a. How many seconds will it take Seabiscuit to run a race of 6 furlongs?
Find 40 mph in ft/sec
%2840%2A5280%29%2F3600 = 58.67 ft/sec
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%28660%2A6%29%2F58.67 = 67.5 seconds to go 6 furlongs
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b. Express Seabiscuit’s rate in feet per second. 58.67 ft/sec