Question

The speed limit on the interstate is 70 miles per hour. Investigate how to find the equivalent feet per minute. Solve for how many feet per minute are equivalent to 70 miles per hour. Write and perform the conversion. Show your work, and explain what your asnwer means.

Answer 1

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To find the equivalent feet per minute when the speed limit is 70 miles per hour, we can use the following conversion factors:

1 mile = 5280 feet
1 hour = 60 minutes

First, we convert 70 miles per hour to feet per hour:
70 miles/hour * 5280 feet/mile = 369,600 feet/hour

Next, we convert feet per hour to feet per minute:
369,600 feet/hour / 60 minutes/hour = 6,160 feet/minute

Therefore, the equivalent speed of 70 miles per hour is 6,160 feet per minute. This means that if a car is traveling at the speed limit of 70 miles per hour, it is covering a distance of 6,160 feet every minute.