You are riding your bicycle at a speed of 12 ft/s.
Four seconds later, you come to a complete stop. Find the acceleration of your bicycle.
Help! and explain it too please?

Question

You are riding your bicycle at a speed of 12 ft/s.
Four seconds later, you come to a complete stop. Find the acceleration of your bicycle. 
Help! and explain it too please?

anonymous · Answer

12 ft. per second
x  4 seconds
---------------
  48 ft.

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

explain plz?

anonymous · Answer

o

anonymous · Answer

multiply 12 and 4 to get 48,then label them accordingly

anonymous · Answer

... rly? i mean got 3 for my answer, 12 ft/s / 4  = 3ft per sec stopping

anonymous · Answer

http://openstudy.com/groups/mathematics/updates/4e7295210b8b247045ca2cde

anonymous · Answer

wait,do you want to find out the acceleration of the bicycle while it was moving,or the acceleration of when it was stopping?

anonymous · Answer

umm

anonymous · Answer

well da paper doesnt say it specificly,but i'll think stoping

anonymous · Answer

IDK how to find the answer to when it was stopping

anonymous · Answer

...

anonymous · Answer

Were you unsatisfied with my and Valpey's answer linked above?
What can I clarify?

anonymous · Answer

umm