A train moves at a speed of 60 miles per hour.How many yards per minute does the train travel?There are 1,760 in a mile and 60 minutes in a hour.

Answer 1

To find out how many yards per minute the train travels, we can follow these steps:

1. Convert the speed from miles per hour to yards per hour.
2. Convert the speed from yards per hour to yards per minute.

Step 1: Convert miles per hour to yards per hour

The train moves at 60 miles per hour. We know that there are 1,760 yards in a mile.

\[ 60 \text{ miles/hour} \times 1,760 \text{ yards/mile} = 105,600 \text{ yards/hour} \]

Step 2: Convert yards per hour to yards per minute

There are 60 minutes in an hour. Thus, to find the speed in yards per minute:

\[ \frac{105,600 \text{ yards/hour}}{60 \text{ minutes/hour}} = 1,760 \text{ yards/minute} \]

Therefore, the train travels at a speed of 1,760 yards per minute.