5280 ft in a mi ... 3600 s in an hr
ft/s = 18 * 5280 / 3600
A cyclist rides his bike at a speed of
18 miles per hour. What is this speed in feet per second? How many feet will the cyclist travel in 10
seconds? In your computations, use the fact that
mile is equal to
feet. Do not round your answers.
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18mi/hr * 5280ft/mi * 1hr/3600s = 26.4 ft/s.
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