Question

At top speed, a grizzly bear can run 35 mph. A grizzly sow is charging you at top speed. To the nearest foot, how much ground does she cover in the 4 seconds it takes you to retrieve your bear spray from your pocket?

Hint: what is her top speed in feet per second?

Question options:

147 feet


9 feet


28 feet


140 feet

Answer 1

Answer: 204

Explanation:

This is a funny question.

35 mph, there are 5280 feet per mile.

(35*5280) feet per hour

There are 60 minutes in a hour and 60 seconds in a minute

(35*5280/3600) feet per second

We calculate 5280/3600 first (exchangeable)

528/360

264/180

132/90

66/45

22/15

(22*35)/15

51.33333333333333 (etc)

Multiply 51 by 4

204