How many miles per hour is this? (one furlong is 18 mile, and a fortnight is 14 days. a furlong originally referred to the lengt

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Korolek [52]

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How many miles per hour is this? (one furlong is 18 mile, and a fortnight is 14 days. a furlong originally referred to the lengt

h of a plowed furrow.)?

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WITCHER [35] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-02T23:35:28+03:00

the complete question is

While driving in an exotic foreign land you see a speed limit sign on a highway that reads 180,000 furlongs per fortnight. How many miles per hour is this? (One furlong is 1/8 mile, and a fortnight is 14 days. A furlong originally referred to the length of a plowed furrow.)

Step 1

convert (furlongs per fortnight) to (miles per fortnight)

180,000 furlongs per fortnight=180,000*(1/8)=22,500 miles per fortnight

Step 2

convert miles per fortnight to miles per hour

1 day=24 hour

14 day=24*14=336 hours

22,500 miles per fortnight=22,500/336=66.96 mph

therefore

the answer is

66.96 mph