Question

7. A cheetah ran 300 feet in 2.92 seconds. What was the cheetah’s average speed in miles per hour? Show your work.
10.3 miles distance divided by mile i used my calculator but i can not show my work can someone help me out on this?

Answer 1

So, what did you do on your calculator to get this answer?

Answer 2

(300 ft/2.92 sec)(1 mi/ 5280 ft)(3600 sec/1 hour)
= {300*1*3600 miles)/(2.92*5280*1 hour)


= 91080000 miles/15417.6 hours
= 70.05 mph

Answer 3

I divided distance by miles that's how i got 10.3

Answer 4

Thanks Misssunshine.