Question

A bicycle is traveling at 16 miles per hour. how many feet will it cover in 50 seconds? round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.

Answer 1

To find the distance the bicycle will cover in 50 seconds, we can use the formula:

Explanation:

Distance = Speed × Time

First, we need to convert the speed from miles per hour to feet per second.

1 mile = 5280 feet

1 hour = 3600 seconds

So, the speed of the bicycle in feet per second is:

16 miles/hour × 5280 feet/mile ÷ 3600 seconds/hour ≈ 23.47 feet/second

Now, we can calculate the distance covered in 50 seconds:

Distance = 23.47 feet/second × 50 seconds ≈ 1173.5 feet

Rounding to the nearest tenth of a foot, the bicycle will cover approximately 1173.5 feet in 50 seconds.