Question

Charlotte is driving at 56.0 mi/h and receives a text message. She looks down at her phone and takes her eyes off the road for 3.89 s. 3.89 s. How far has Charlotte traveled in feet during this time

Answer 1

Answer:

Charlotte traveled 319.50 feet during this time.

Explanation:

Speed of the Charlotte's car = 56.0 miles/hour

1 hour = 3600 seconds

Then 56.0 miles/h :

$=\frac{56.0 miles}{3600 seconds}=0.01556 mile/s$

Duration of time for which she took off her eyes from the road : 3.89 s

Distance covered in 3.789 seconds:

$0.01556 mile/s\times 3.89 s=0.06051 mile = 0.06051 \times 5280 ft=319.50 ft$

1 mile  = 5280 ft

Charlotte traveled 319.50 feet during this time.