Question

Give the rate in miles per hour round to the nearest tenth Rachel jogs 20 feet in three seconds

Answer 1

4.5 miles per hour is her rate in miles per hour

Explanation:

We want to convert 20 ft per second to miles per hour

If she jogs 20 ft in 3 seconds , then in one second , she will jog 20/3 ft

So convert 20/3 ft/second to miles per hour

Mathematically;

1 mile = 5280 feet

So one feet = 1/5280 mile

1 hour = 3600 seconds

1 second = 1/3600 hour

So, to go from miles/hour to ft/second ; we shall multiply by 1/5280 and divide by 1/3600

Hence; we have;

(20/3 * 1/5280)/1/3600

= 20/3 * 1/5280 * 3600/1

= 4.4545 which is 4.5 miles per hour