Question

A car is driving at a speed of 50mi/h. What is the of the car in feet per minute?

Answer 1

How many feet are in one mile? How many minutes are in one hour?

Answer 2

5280 feet in a mile

Answer 3

60 minutes in a hour

Answer 4

\[50 \frac{ mi }{ h } * \frac{ 5280 ft }{ 1 mi } * \frac{ 1 h }{ 60 \min }\]

Answer 5

60 mph = 88 ft/sec
\[\frac{50}{60}*88*60=4400 \text{ ft}\]