Suppose you spent 5.2 seconds writing and sending a text message, while your car travels on a freeway at 77 miles per hour. How far, in feet, has your car traveled in that time?
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- There are 5280 feet in a mile and 3600 seconds in an hour. - Therefore, the conversion factor is: \[ \text{Speed in feet per second} = \text{Speed in miles per hour} \times \frac{5280 \text{ feet}}{1 \text{ mile}} \times \frac{1 \text{ hour}}{3600 Show more…
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