Question

A white-tailed deer can sprint at speeds up to 30 miles per hour. American bison can run at speeds up to 3,520 feet per minute. Which animal is faster and by how many miles per hour? There are 5,280 feet in one mile.

Answer 1

In 1 minute, bison runs 3520 feet as stated in the question.
In 60 minutes, the bison would run 3520*60=211200 feet per hour. (I multiplied these two because it is stated that the bison runs 3520/min (60 secs in a min)


The divide that by 5,280 because that's how many feet are in a mile. You'll get 40mph

The bison is faster by 10 miles per hour

Answer 2

If the American bison can run at speeds up to 3,520 feet per minute that means we have to multiply 3,520 by 60 (60 minutes is equal to an hour).

3,520 multiplied by 60 equals 211,200 feet per hour. We take that number and divide it into 5,280 to get the amount of miles.

211,200 divided into 5,280 is 40. Therefore leaving us with 40 as the answer.

Answer 3

@artztbookworm the question is asking which is faster.