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

Answer 1

To convert the speed of a pickleball from miles per hour (mph) to feet per minute (fpm), you can follow these steps:

1. Convert miles to feet:

   • 1 mile = 5,280 feet.

2. Convert hours to minutes:

   • 1 hour = 60 minutes.

Now, we can perform the conversion:

\[ \text{Speed in feet per minute} = \text{Speed in mph} \times \left(\frac{5280 \text{ feet}}{1 \text{ mile}}\right) \times \left(\frac{1 \text{ hour}}{60 \text{ minutes}}\right) \]

Substituting the speed of the pickleball (100 mph):

\[ \text{Speed in feet per minute} = 100 \times \left(\frac{5280}{60}\right) \]

Calculating that:

\[ \frac{5280}{60} = 88 \]

So,

\[ \text{Speed in feet per minute} = 100 \times 88 = 8800 \text{ feet per minute} \]

Thus, a pickleball moving at a speed of 100 miles per hour is traveling at 8,800 feet per minute.