Question

A softball pitcher pitches a ball at a speed of 74 miles per hour. What conversion factor can be used to find the speed of the ball in feet per second?

Answer 1

5280 ft

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1 mile

Explanation:

We need to convert miles to feet and hours to seconds

1 mile = 5280 ft

and

1 hours = 3600 seconds

5280 ft

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1 mile

1 hour

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3600 seconds but since this isn't an option