how do you convert miles per hour to feet per second?
Specifically I need to find 233mi/hr in ft/sec

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how do you convert miles per hour to feet per second?
Specifically I need to find 233mi/hr in ft/sec

anonymous · Answer

use dimensional analysis

anonymous · Answer

What do you mean?

dumbcow · Answer

$$\frac{X mi}{hr} * \frac{1 hr}{3600 \sec}*\frac{5280 ft}{1 mi}$$

anonymous · Answer

That helps:)

anonymous · Answer

Ok but where would the numbers fit? I'm confused sorry

dumbcow · Answer

that reduces to 22/15
so the conversion is
$$1 m/hr = \frac{22}{15} ft/\sec$$

anonymous · Answer

So I have to put in 233 into the equation to solve it right?

dumbcow · Answer

right... 233 mi/hr = 233*(22/15) ft/sec

anonymous · Answer

Um i got 5126/3495...I have to simplify it so

dumbcow · Answer

what happened to your denominator ?
it should be 5126/15

dumbcow · Answer

i don't know, round to 2 decimal places i guess

anonymous · Answer

huh?ohhhhhhhhh!!!! Wow!!

anonymous · Answer

that is already the answer

anonymous · Answer

Just use dumbcows formula and plug in your number in the X

the rest should cancle out and be left with a coeffecient and ft/s

anonymous · Answer

so 233mi/hr = 5126/15ft/sec?

anonymous · Answer

yes , I think there is no difference if that is your answer or if you do not want fraction your answer will be 341.73 ft/sec.

anonymous · Answer

oh ok that makes sense:) Thanks to everyone! Sorry I was a bit drowsy:/