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Knowing that the Earth has a circumference of about 24,000 miles, how “fast” is someone standing on the equator traveling?
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You know the circumference, and you know the time it takes for the Earth to complete one rotation. So, it looks like you have a distance and a time. You also know that speed is equal to distance divided by time.
\[\frac{ 24000 miles }{ 24 hours }=1000mph\]
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