Asked by sasha

A tortoise can travel 10 cm per second. what is the turtoise's speed in feet per hour?
Answered by Ms. Sue
10 cm = 0.328084 feet

1 hour = 3600 seconds

Answered by sasha
i don't have those measure ment on my paper
Answered by Ms. Sue
So?? You have them now.
Answered by sasha
you have to use the conversions that u have on the paper only
Answered by Ms. Sue
What conversions do you have that apply to this problem?
Answered by sasha
this is the conversions on the list


60 seconds=1 minute
60 minutes=1 hour
24 hours=1 day
7 days= 1 week
52 weeks= 1 year


12 inches=1 foot
3 feet=1 yard
36 inches= 1 yard
5280 feet= 1 mile
1760 yards= 1 mile


100 centimeters= 1 meter
1000 meters = 1 kilometer

8 fluid ounces= 1 cup
2 cups= 1 pint
2 pints= 1 quart
4 quars= 1 gallon
100 milliliters = 1 liter

16 ounces = 1 pound
1000 milligrams = 1 gram
100 centigrams - 1 gram
10 = 1 dekagram
1000 grams= 1 kilogram
Answered by Ms. Sue
1 hour = 60 minutes
1 minute = 60 seconds
1 hour = 60 * 60 = 3600 seconds

But you still need the centimeters per foot. Your list doesn't include that conversion.
Answered by Damon
somehow you have to have a conversion from metric length to English length
for example
2.54 cm = 1 inch
Answered by sasha
i have 100 cm= 1 meter
Answered by Ms. Sue
Do you have meters to feet conversion?

Answered by sasha
no i don't have it on my chart
Answered by Ms. Sue
Please ask your teacher how to convert centimeters to feet.

Answered by sasha
why wyu
Answered by Ms. Sue
Either ask your teacher or use the conversion I posted for you.
Answered by sasha
im confused?
Answered by Ms. Sue
10 cm = 0.328084 foot
1 cm = 0.0328 feet

3,600 * 0.0328 = ________ feet per hour


Answered by sasha
when i did this problem i got this as my answer1181.102ft/h
Answered by Ms. Sue
I got 118.08 feet per hour
Answered by sahsa
how did u get this what did u cancel out?
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