SOLUTION: Perform the given operation. Give the answer with the appropriate unit of measure. (92feet/1second)(3600 seconds/1hour)(1mile/5280feet) my friends and i have been fighting a

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Question 781550: Perform the given operation. Give the answer with the appropriate unit of measure.
(92feet/1second)(3600 seconds/1hour)(1mile/5280feet)
my friends and i have been fighting about the answer to this problem...
they keep getting 92feet/1second
while i get 331200miles/5280hours...
but i do not know how to make that into miles per hour
PLEASE HELP !!!!!
much appreciated xoxo
Found 3 solutions by ankor@dixie-net.com, josmiceli, MathTherapy:
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Assume you mean change (92feet/second) to mph
First find how many you would travel in 3600 sec which is 1 hr
Divide that by 5280, to convert feet to miles
:
= 62.73 mph

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Just in terms of units:
( ft / sec ) x ( sec / hr ) x ( mi / ft ) =
( sec / sec ) x ( ft / ft ) x ( mi / hr ) = mi / hr
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mi/hr

Answer by MathTherapy(10556)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Perform the given operation. Give the answer with the appropriate unit of measure.
(92feet/1second)(3600 seconds/1hour)(1mile/5280feet)
my friends and i have been fighting about the answer to this problem...
they keep getting 92feet/1second
while i get 331200miles/5280hours...
but i do not know how to make that into miles per hour
PLEASE HELP !!!!!
much appreciated xoxo

You just need to reduce that to get: mph. This is if you're trying to CONVERT 95 f/s to mph.