Question

A white-tailed deer can sprint at speeds up to 30 miles per hour. American bison can run at speeds up to 3,520 feet per minute. Which animal is faster and by how many miles per hour? There are 5,280 feet in one mile

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

This is asking for the answer in miles per hour, so the one we will convert is the bison's speed, currently in feet per minute.  Keep in mind that

5280 feet = 1 mile and

60 minutes = 1 hour

and set up the equivalencies for each using the factor label method learned first in chemistry, most likely:

$\frac{3520ft}{minute}*\frac{1mile}{5280ft}*\frac{60minutes}{1hour}=$

When it is set up this way, the feet label cancels and so does the minute label, leaving us with miles per hour.  Multiply straight across the top and then dividde that product by 5280 to get an answer of

40 miles per hour

This means that the bison is faster by 10 miles per hour than the deer.