A car traveling at a certain speed will travel 76 feet per second. How many miles will the car travel in 3.1 hours if it maintains the same speed? Round to the nearest tenth. (Hint: There are 5,280 feet in one mile)

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2020-12-22

A car traveling at a certain speed will travel 76 feet per second. How many miles will the car travel in 3.1 hours if it maintains the same speed? Round to the nearest tenth. (Hint: There are 5,280 feet in one mile)

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liannemdh

liannemdh

Skilled2020-12-23Added 106 answers

First, we convert the speed from f/s to mi/hr: (76ft/s)(1 mi5280 ft)(60 s1 min)(60 min1 hr)51.82mi/hr
So in 3.1 hours, the car will travel: 51.82mi/h3.1h160.6 miles

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