A cyclist rides her bike at a rate of
8 meters per second. What is this rate in kilometers per hour? How many kilometers will the cyclist travel in
2 hours? Do not round your answers.
Austin/James -- we showed you how to do the last problem. If you learned anything from that post, please try this one on your own.
We'll be glad to check your work.
What last problem?
Oh, I see the problem James posted but im still not following the steps can I have some help.
360 seconds = 1 hour
8 m * 360 = ______ meters per hour
1,000 m = 1 km
To find the rate in kilometers per hour, we need to convert the rate from meters per second to kilometers per hour.
Step 1: Convert meters per second to kilometers per second
Since there are 1000 meters in a kilometer, divide the rate in meters per second by 1000 to get the rate in kilometers per second.
8 meters per second / 1000 = 0.008 kilometers per second
Step 2: Convert kilometers per second to kilometers per hour
Since there are 3600 seconds in an hour, multiply the rate in kilometers per second by 3600 to get the rate in kilometers per hour.
0.008 kilometers per second * 3600 = 28.8 kilometers per hour
Therefore, the cyclist rides at a rate of 28.8 kilometers per hour.
To find how many kilometers the cyclist will travel in 2 hours, we can multiply the rate in kilometers per hour by the number of hours.
28.8 kilometers per hour * 2 hours = 57.6 kilometers
Therefore, the cyclist will travel 57.6 kilometers in 2 hours.