Question

One horsepower is the ability to lift 550 pounds a height of one foot in one second or one horsepower is equal to 550ft-lb/s. How many ft-lb/s are there in 32 horsepower?

Answer 1

Answer:

32 horsepower will be equal to 17600 ft-lb/sec

Explanation:

We have given 1 horsepower = 550 ft-lb/sec

We have to convert 32 horsepower into ft-lb/sec

As we know that 1 horsepower is equal to 550 ft-lb/sec

So for converting horsepower to ft-lb/sec we have multiply with 550

We have given 32 horse power

So $32\ horsepower =32\times 550=17600ft-lb/sec$

So 32 horsepower will be equal to 17600 ft-lb/sec