A cyclist rides his bike at a speed of 33 feet per second. What is this speed in miles per hour? How many miles will the cyclist travel in 2 hours? In your computations, use the fact that 1 mile is equal to 5280feet. Do not round your answers

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A cyclist rides his bike at a speed of  33 feet per second. What is this speed in miles per hour? How many miles will the cyclist travel in 2 hours? In your computations, use the fact that 1 mile is equal to  5280feet. Do not round your answers

anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{ 33ft }{ s } * \frac{ 1 mi }{ 5280ft } * \frac{ 3600s }{ 1 hr. }* 2hrs.$$

Notice that all units cancel out except for miles.

anonymous · Answer

45miles

anonymous · Answer

the speed is 45 right and the distance in 2 hrs is 90 ??

anonymous · Answer

The speed is 22.5mph. The distance is 45 miles

anonymous · Answer

88 ft/sec is 60 mph$$\frac{33}{88}60=\frac{45}{2}=22.5 \text{ mph} =45\text{ miles/2 hours}$$