Question

A person walks 264 feet per min. Which of the following is the correct conversion of this quantity into miles per hour ( 1 mile = 5,280 feet)

Answer 1

264 feet ----------------------- 1 min.
x feet --------------- ---------- 1 h =60 min
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x = 60*264/1 = 15840 feet

1 mile --------------5280 feet
x ------------------ 15840 feet
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x = 15840/5280 = 3 miles

result that this person walks 3 miles per hour

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