Sloths are known for their slow movement. On average, a sloth may travel about 0.24 kilometers per hour, which is approximately equivalent to 0.15 miles per hour. To convert this to feet per minute:
- Convert miles per hour to feet per minute:
- 1 mile = 5280 feet
- 1 hour = 60 minutes
- Therefore, \(0.15 \text{ miles per hour} = 0.15 \times 5280 \text{ feet} / 60 \text{ minutes}\).
Calculating that:
\[ 0.15 \times 5280 = 792 \text{ feet per hour} \]
Now converting to feet per minute:
\[ \frac{792 \text{ feet}}{60 \text{ minutes}} \approx 13.2 \text{ feet per minute} \]
Thus, a sloth travels approximately 13.2 feet per minute.