SOLUTION: If you are in a car traveling 30 miles per hour, how long does it take to go 100 feet?

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Question 621490: If you are in a car traveling 30 miles per hour, how long does it take to go 100 feet?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you are in a car traveling 30 miles per hour, how long does it take to go 100 feet?
change mph to "feet per hour":
30 mph * 5280 feet/mile = 158400 feet per hour
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d = rt
d/r = t
100/158400 = t
.00063 hours = t
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in terms of seconds:
.00063 * 60min/hr * 60 sec/min
2.3 seconds