Question 842100
The car drove 8 miles in 12 minutes. What is the car's speed in meters per second ?

First we convert miles to meters.

1 mile = 1609.3 meters.

8 miles = 1609.3 * 8 = 12875 meters.

Speed = Distance/Time

12875/12 = 1072.9 meters per minute.

We now convert meters per minute to meters per second.

1 meter per minute = 0.016666 meters per second

Therefore:

1072.9 * 0.016666 = 17.88 meters per second.


Answer: 

17.88 meters per second