you drive 5 miles in 6 minutes. your speedometer reading is 55 mi/hr
2007-02-01 08:34:02 · 5 answers · asked by pmamita229 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
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2007-02-01 08:38:25 · answer #1 · answered by woody 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
5 miles in 6 minutes = 50 miles in 60 minutes = 50 m/hr
Therefore, the speedometer reading is too high.
2007-02-01 16:38:01 · answer #2 · answered by stopwar11112 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First responder is wrong. Maybe inhaling too much smoke. 60 miles per hour is one mile per minute. You were going .833 miles per minute (5 mi divided by 6 minutes).
.833 miles per minute times 60 minutes per hour = 50 miles per hour. The second answer is correct.
Most speedometers show a higher than actual speed. Otherwise, the manufacturers would be getting sued every time some one gets a speeding ticket.
2007-02-01 16:45:09 · answer #3 · answered by regerugged 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
at 55 you should travel 5.5 miles so your speedometer is reading a little high, you would have been travelling at 50.
2007-02-01 16:38:47 · answer #4 · answered by misc 75 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At 55 mph, it takes 60 seconds to travel 1 mile.
2007-02-01 16:37:16 · answer #5 · answered by 1st Responder FF/EMT 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋