SOLUTION: A car is traveling 500 meters in 5.5 seconds? How many miles per hour is this?

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Question 643118: A car is traveling 500 meters in 5.5 seconds? How many miles per hour is this?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A car is traveling 500 meters in 5.5 seconds? How many miles per hour is this?
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[500/5.5](meters/seconds)[0.62 miles/1000 meters][3600 seconds/1 hour]
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(500*0.62*3600)/(5.5*1000*1)(miles/hours)
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= 202.91 mph
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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