Question

A cheetah ran 300 feet in 2.92 seconds. What was the cheetah’s average speed in miles per hour? Show your work.

Answer 1

about 70.0 mph

Explanation:

speed = distance/time

(300 ft)/(2.92 s)·(1 mi)/(5280 ft)·(3600 s)/(1 h) = (300·3600/(2.92·5280)) mi/h

≈ 70.0498 mi/h