Question

Help with conversion factors please?

Answer 1

I'm really not sure which ones will work for this problem.

Answer 2

@sammixboo

Answer 3

@iambatman

Answer 4

@sammixboo

Answer 5

so we have 92miles/1hr, right?

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

OK, so we are trying to find feet per second, which is feet/second

How many feet are in a mile?

Answer 8

5,280

Answer 9

@sammixboo

Answer 10

Right! so 5280ft/1mile will help you

Answer 11

OK. What about 60minutes/1hour?

Answer 12

92 miles/hour * 5,280 feet/mile * 1 hour/3,600 second
= 134.9333... feet per second
Notice how the miles and hours cancel each other?

Answer 13

Oh yeah

Answer 14

Okay?