A pickleball moves at a speed of 100 miles per hour. What is the speed in feet per minute?

5,280 feet = 1 mile

60 minutes = 1 hour

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Responses

8,800 feet per minute
8,800 feet per minute

2,933 feet per minute
2,933 feet per minute

146 feet per minute
146 feet per minute

528,000 feet per minute

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To find the speed in feet per minute, we need to convert the miles per hour to feet per minute.

First, let's convert miles to feet:
1 mile = 5,280 feet

So, the speed in feet per hour would be:
100 miles/hour * 5,280 feet/mile = 528,000 feet/hour

Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, we need to divide the feet per hour by 60 to get the speed in feet per minute:

528,000 feet/hour / 60 minutes/hour = 8,800 feet/minute

Therefore, the speed of a pickleball is 8,800 feet per minute.