SOLUTION: if a car is traveling 80 miles per hour how long would it take to travel 100 yards

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Question 706641: if a car is traveling 80 miles per hour how long would it take to travel 100 yards
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if a car is traveling 80 miles per hour how long would it take to travel 100 yards
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d = rt
t = d/r
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First, get similar units (feet):
100 yards = 300 feet
80 mph = 80*5280 = 422400 feet/hour
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t = 300/422400
t = .00071 hours
or
t = .00071 hours * 60 min/hour * 60 sec/min
t = 2.56 seconds