Question

Jermaine wants to know how fast he is traveling in a school bus, but he cannot see the speedometer. He records that the bus travels 1 mile in 75 seconds. How fast is Jermaine traveling in miles per hour?

Answer 1

Answer:

48 mph

Explanation:

The rate in miles per second can be converted to the rate in miles per hour by multiplying by the number of seconds in an hour:

$\dfrac{1\,mi}{75\,s}\cdot\dfrac{3600\,s}{1\,h}=\dfrac{3600\,mi}{75\,h}=48\,mi/h$