Question

Question

An airplane is traveling at a constant speed of
600 miles per hour. How many feet does it
travel in 9 seconds? Remember that 1 mile is
5280 feet.
Do not include the units in your answer, and
do not use a comma in your answer
Provide your answer below:

Answer 1

Answer: 7920

Explanation:

Convert 600mph to feet per hour.

600 x 5280 = 3168000 feet per hour

Convert feet per hour into seconds by dividing by 60 to get minutes and 60 again to get seconds.

3168000 / 60 / 60 = 880 Feet per second

Multiply by 9

880 x 9 = 7920 feet in 9 seconds