A car is traveling at a rate of 80 kilometers per hour. Set up the equation that would convert the speed to meters per second. Then evaluate

Answer 1

80 km = 80,000 m

1 h = 3,600 s

80,000 / 3,600 = 4 * 20,000 / ( 4 * 900 ) =

20,000 / 900 = 200 * 100 / ( 9 * 100 ) =

200 / 9 = 22.222 m / s