a rate of 4 centimeters per second is equal to how many meters per hour?
To determine how many meters per hour is equivalent to a rate of 4 centimeters per second, we need to convert both units to a common unit of measurement.
Let's start by converting 4 centimeters to meters. There are 100 centimeters in 1 meter, so to convert centimeters to meters, we divide by 100:
4 centimeters / 100 = 0.04 meters
Now, we have the rate of 0.04 meters per second. To convert this rate to meters per hour, we need to multiply by the number of seconds in an hour.
There are 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour, so there are 60 x 60 = 3600 seconds in an hour.
Therefore, to convert the rate from meters per second to meters per hour, we multiply by 3600:
0.04 meters/second x 3600 = 144 meters/hour
Therefore, a rate of 4 centimeters per second is equal to 144 meters per hour.