At 50 mph how many feet will a vehicle travel in 2 seconds?

Answer 1

distance = speed x time

However we first must convert seconds to hours before we can use this formula.

60 x 60 = 3600 second in an hour. So 2 seconds = 2/3600 = 1/1800 of an hour.

So Distance = 50 x 1/1800 = 0.027... miles

Now since 1 mile = 5280 feet:

0.027... x 5280 = 146.6.. feet = 147 feet (nearest foot)

The distance travelled in two seconds in the units of yards is numerically equal to the speed in MPH with only a 2% error.