while on vacation Jose traveled 400 miles in 8 hours. What was his speed
400m/8h =50 m/h
Answer ___________ m/s
To convert miles per hour to meters per second, we need to multiply by a conversion factor. 1 mile is equal to approximately 1609.34 meters and 1 hour is equal to 3600 seconds.
Therefore, the speed would be 50 miles per hour * (1609.34 meters per mile) / (3600 seconds per hour).
Calculating this:
= (50 * 1609.34) / 3600
= 80467 / 3600
≈ 22.3514 meters per second
Therefore, his speed is approximately 22.3514 m/s.