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(55 mile/hour) x (5,280 feet/mile) x (hour / 60 minute) = 4,840 feet/minute

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A car moving at a constant speed travels 88 feet in 2 seconds How many feet does it travel in one minute?

30 times as much, since a minute has 60 seconds.


What is the answer to this question. A car is traveling at a speed of 60 miles per hour what is the speed of the car in feet per minute?

1 mile = 5280 feet, hence 60 miles is 60x5280 = 316800 feet and this is traveled in 1 hour or 60 minutes. Hence per minute is 316800/60 = 5280 feet per minute. There is a short cut. If you multiply miles/hour by 88, you will get feet per minute. Similarly, to get feet per second from miles per hour, multiply mph by the fraction (22/15)


How do you convert miles in a day to feet per minute?

There are 1440 minutes in one day. Therefore, to convert from miles per day to miles per minute, divide by 1440.There are 5280 feet in one mile, therefore, to convert from miles per minute to feet per minute, multiply by 5280.To use a simple example, if someone travels 720 miles in one day, then they travel at 720 / 1440 = 0.5 miles per minute. Multiplying this by 5280 gives 0.5 x 5280 = 2640 feet per minute.


How far could a person walk in one minute in miles or feet?

Average human walking speed is 3.1 miles per hour which is 4.55 feet per second. So multiplying by 60 seconds/minute, we get 273 feet. There are 5280 feet in one mile, so 273 feet is 273/5280 = 0.0517 miles.


How do you calculate how fast a object travels?

An example: A football travels at A speed unknown. Measure A distance for travel. Throw the ball and time it with A stopwatch. Take the feet and devide by seconds. 100feet, for 8seconds = 12.5 feet/per second. multiply 12.5 (feet) by 60 (seconds in A minute) =750 feet/per minute multiply 750 (feet) by 60 (minutes in an hour) = 45,000 feet/per hour. Divide 45,000 (feet) by 5,280 (feet in A mile) = 8.522 Miles/per hour This will work for any measuring scale, You just need to know all the different measurement steps. I.E. - feet in A mile, seconds in A minute, minutes in an hour. ECT.

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Lenny rode his bike to school at an average speed of 10 miles per hour what was his speed in feet per minute?

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How many feet will sound travel in one minute?

At the temperature of 20 degrees Celsius the sound travels 343 meters in one second or 1125.328 feet in one second. That is 20580 meters in one minute or 67523 feet in one minute.


A car moving at a constant speed travels 88 feet in 2 seconds How many feet does it travel in one minute?

30 times as much, since a minute has 60 seconds.


What is the answer to this question. A car is traveling at a speed of 60 miles per hour what is the speed of the car in feet per minute?

1 mile = 5280 feet, hence 60 miles is 60x5280 = 316800 feet and this is traveled in 1 hour or 60 minutes. Hence per minute is 316800/60 = 5280 feet per minute. There is a short cut. If you multiply miles/hour by 88, you will get feet per minute. Similarly, to get feet per second from miles per hour, multiply mph by the fraction (22/15)


A biker travels 5 feet in .5 seconds. At this exact speed how far will the biker travel in 1 minute?

The biker travels 10 feet in 1 second (since 5 feet in 0.5 seconds). In 1 minute, there are 60 seconds, so the biker will travel 60 x 10 = 600 feet in 1 minute.


The fastest moving insct is the large tropical cockroach it scurries at speeds aof up to 2.3 feet per seceond how many miles can this croach travel in 1.5 hours?

If an object travels at a speed of 2.3 feet per second, it is also traveling at a speed of 8,280 feet per hour. (2.3 feet per second times 60 seconds per minute times 60 minutes per hour) If an object travels at a speed of 8,280 feet per hour, it is also traveling at a speed of 1.568 miles per hour. (8,280 feet per hour divided by 5,280 feet per mile)


How do you convert miles in a day to feet per minute?

There are 1440 minutes in one day. Therefore, to convert from miles per day to miles per minute, divide by 1440.There are 5280 feet in one mile, therefore, to convert from miles per minute to feet per minute, multiply by 5280.To use a simple example, if someone travels 720 miles in one day, then they travel at 720 / 1440 = 0.5 miles per minute. Multiplying this by 5280 gives 0.5 x 5280 = 2640 feet per minute.


What is the speed of a car moving at 3193 feet per minute?

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