An elephant can run at speeds of 25 miles per hour.
What is that speed in feet per second, to the nearest whole number?
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(Remember, there are 5280 feet in a mile, 60 seconds in a minute, and 60 minutes in an hour.)
To find the speed of an elephant in feet per second, we need to convert miles to feet and hours to seconds.
First, let's convert miles to feet. We know that there are 5280 feet in a mile, so we can multiply 25 (speed in miles per hour) by 5280.
25 miles/hour * 5280 feet/mile = 132,000 feet/hour
Next, let's convert hours to seconds. We know that there are 60 minutes in an hour and 60 seconds in a minute, so we can multiply 132,000 (speed in feet per hour) by 60 * 60.
132,000 feet/hour * 60 minutes/hour * 60 seconds/minute = 475,200,000 feet/second
To the nearest whole number, the speed of an elephant is 475,200,000 feet per second.