2007-04-16 12:54:56 · 7 answers · asked by Gabe 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
60 mph * 5280 ft/m * (1/3600) h/s = 88 ft/s
2007-04-16 13:00:59 · answer #1 · answered by KingGeorge 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
to solve a problem like this...
to say a car is going 60 miles per hour or mph
is like say a car is going 60 miles divided by 1 hour
60m/1hr
next we want the answer to be feet per second
we now know we have to convert everything
1 mile equals 5280 feet times 60 equals 316800 feet
1 hour has 60 minutes 1 minute has 60 seconds
so 1 hour has 3600 seconds
so our problem is 316800 divided by 3600
the answer is 88 feet per second
2007-04-16 20:14:16 · answer #2 · answered by Tommiecat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to Google.com and type in:
60mph in feet/sec
It will then say:
60 mph = 88 feet / second
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Google will do all your conversions for you, even language.
enjoy.
2007-04-16 20:04:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
60 m/h x 5280 ft/m = 316800 ft/h
316800 ft/h divided by 3600 sec/hr = 88 ft/sec
2007-04-16 20:03:08 · answer #4 · answered by Cathy K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Set it up like fractions, so the units cancel each other
60 mi 1 hr 5280 ft 5280 ft
--------- x ---------------- x ------------- = ------------- = 88 ft/sec
1 hr 3600 sec 1 mi 60 sec
2007-04-16 20:06:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
88 ft/sec
2007-04-16 19:58:53 · answer #6 · answered by md2b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
88?
2007-04-16 19:59:49 · answer #7 · answered by janet u 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋