Question

Determine which windsurfer is traveling faster. EXPLAIN YOUR REASONING 5meters per second or 720 feet per minute.

Answer 1

The first windsurfer is travelling faster. Solution:
1 meter = 3.28084 feet
The first surfer travels at 5 meters/second so you have to multiply 3.28084 by 5 which equals 16.4042 ft/second
There are 60 seconds in a minute so you will have to multiple 16.4042 ft/second by 60 seconds which equals 984.252 ft/minute

984.252 ft/minute > 720 ft/minute