A pickleball moves at a speed of 100 miles per hour, what is the speed in feet per minute

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To convert the speed of the pickleball from miles per hour to feet per minute, we can follow these steps:

  1. Convert miles to feet. There are 5,280 feet in one mile.
  2. Convert hours to minutes. There are 60 minutes in one hour.

Now, let's do the calculation:

  1. Convert miles per hour to feet per hour: \[ 100 \text{ miles/hour} \times 5280 \text{ feet/mile} = 528,000 \text{ feet/hour} \]

  2. Convert feet per hour to feet per minute: \[ \frac{528,000 \text{ feet/hour}}{60 \text{ minutes/hour}} = 8,800 \text{ feet/minute} \]

Therefore, the speed of the pickleball is 8,800 feet per minute.