SOLUTION: If a car travels at 72km per hour, how far does it travel in one second?

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Question 855167: If a car travels at 72km per hour, how far does it travel in one second?
Answer by fcabanski(1391) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 60 seconds in a minute, and 60 minutes in an hour. That's 3600 seconds in an hour. 72/3600 = .02km/sec.


km/hr * hr/min * min/sec = km/sec. km/hr * 1 hr / 60 min * 1 min . 60 sec = km/sec = km/hour * 1/60 * 1/160 = km/hr / 3600.