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In college softball, the distance from the pitcher's mound to the batter is 43 feet. If the ball leaves the bat at $100 \mathrm{mph}$, how much time elapses between the hit and the ball reaching the pitcher?
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There are 5280 feet in a mile and 3600 seconds in an hour, so we can use the following conversion factor: 100 mph * (5280 feet/mile) / (3600 seconds/hour) = 146.67 feet/second Now, we can use the formula for distance, speed, and time: distance = speed * time Show more…
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