A car is traveling at a speed of 54 kilometers per hour. What is the car's speed in meters per second? How many meters will the car travel in 15 seconds? Do not round your answers.

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anonymous · Answer

i dont get it

anonymous · Answer

First, multiply by 1000m to change km to m because their are 1000 m in 1 km

anonymous · Answer

Then, multiply by 3600 seconds to change hours to seconds because their are 3600 seconds in 1 hour. That should get you to meters per second.

anonymous · Answer

Lastly, multiply what you got by 15 to get how many meters the car traveled in 15 seconds.

anonymous · Answer

3.6 ?

anonymous · Answer

Oops sorry you should divide by 3600 with then gives you 15meters per second