traveling 60 mi/h what is the speed in feet per second. How do you find this
60 mile * 5,280 feet = feet per hour
60 seconds * feet per hour = feet per second
where did the number 5280 come from.. and i figured it would be with you numbers 19008000 feet per seconds correct.
do it step by step
60 miles/1 hour
= 60(5280) feet/1 hour
= 316800 feet/60 minute
= 316800 feet/3600 seconds
= 88 feet/second
i am confused is it divid or times
Both * and () are symbols for multiplication.
BTW, a rough estimate to change mph to feet/sec
is to take half of the rate in miles and add it on .
i.e. multiply the mph rate by 1.5
reason: 1 mph = 1.4666 feet/sec
To find the speed in feet per second, you need to know that 1 mile is equal to 5,280 feet and 1 hour is equal to 3,600 seconds.
To convert 60 miles per hour (mi/h) to feet per second (ft/s), you can use the following steps:
Step 1: Convert miles to feet:
Since 1 mile is equal to 5,280 feet, you can multiply 60 (the given speed in mi/h) by 5,280 to get the number of feet per hour.
60 mi/h * 5280 ft/mi = 316,800 ft/h
Step 2: Convert hours to seconds:
Since 1 hour is equal to 3,600 seconds, you can divide the number of feet per hour by 3,600 to get the number of feet per second.
316,800 ft/h รท 3,600 s/h = 88 ft/s
Therefore, the speed of 60 miles per hour is equal to 88 feet per second.