Question

The pitcher for the Robins throws a baseball at 90.0 miles per hour. The pitcher on the Bluebirds throws a baseball 116.6 feet per second. Which pitcher throws a baseball faster? Complete the explanation.

Answer 1

The pitcher for the Robin's throws faster. You know this because you can multiply 116.6 by 60 seconds to equal one minute. You want to get equal minutes, so multiply the answer of 116.6 x 60(6,996) by 60 once again to equal one hour, or sixty minutes. The answer you get(419, 760), you divide by 5280 since there are 5280 feet in one mile. You should see that the Bluebird's pitcher throws 79.5 mph which is slower than the Robin's.