Question

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 ?

Answer 1

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

29 * 60 = ?

Answer 2

1,740

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

29 * 3600 = 104, 400

Now to convert meters to miles, divide the meters by 1609

104,400/1609 = 64.9 miles

Answer 6

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

Answer 7

got it thank you :)

Answer 8

Your welcome!