can someone please help me? A cheetah can travel up to 29 meters per second. what is the cheetahs speed,to the nearest tenth,in miles per hour ?

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can someone please help me?                                    A cheetah can travel up to 29 meters per second. what is the cheetahs speed,to the nearest tenth,in miles per hour ?

wholock · Answer

Okay, so if it can travel 29 meters per second, how many meters can it travel in a minute?

29 * 60 = ?

kathy_morales13 · Answer

1,740

wholock · Answer

Alright, sorry had a bit of a brain fail there, to make it easier, there are 3600 seconds in a hour, so 29 * 3600 =

please forgive me

wholock · Answer

Now, 1 mile = 1609 meters. so it is a proportion problem.

wholock · Answer

29 * 3600 = 104, 400

Now to convert meters to miles, divide the meters by 1609

104,400/1609 = 64.9 miles

wholock · Answer

To round to the nearest tenth, simply round to 65. The cheetah can run 65 mph

kathy_morales13 · Answer

got it thank you :)

wholock · Answer

Your welcome!