A cyclist rides his bike at a speed of 36 miles per hour. What is this speed in feet per second? How many feet will the cyclist travel in 2 seconds? In your computations, use the fact that 1 mile is equal to 5280 feet. Do not round your answers.

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anonymous · Answer

one mile is 5280. so 36 miles = 36 x 5280 = 190080 feet per hour. 

means 1900800 feet per 3600 seconds. so in one second he will ride. $$\frac{ 190080 }{ 3600 }$$ = 52.8 feet per second

anonymous · Answer

in two seconds it will travel 52.8 x 2 = 105.6

anonymous · Answer

Thanks