SOLUTION: If a car can go 300 feet in 15 seconds, how fast is this in miles per hour?

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Question 809861: If a car can go 300 feet in 15 seconds, how fast is this in miles per hour?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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300 ft / 15 seconds
convert feet to miles and seconds to hours
1 mile = 5280 feet
1 hour = 3600 seconds
(300/5280)/(15/3600)
=(300/5280)*(3600/15)
13.64 mph