Question

A train is traveling at a constant speed of 105 miles per hour. How many feet does it travel in 3 seconds? Remember that 1

Answer 1

Answer:

in 3 seconds the train should travel 462 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

So, first, we convert the miles into feet.

105 x 5280 = 554400

This means the train travels 554400 feet per hour.

then, we convert the hour, into second.

Since an hour has 60 minutes, and a minute has 60 seconds, we simply multiply:

1(hour) x 60(minutes) x 60(seconds) = 3600

So the train moves 554400 feet every 3600 seconds.

To get how many feet it travels in one second, we divide this by 3600.

3600/3600 and 554400/3600

1 and 154.

For every second the train travels 154 feet.

Then we simply multiply them by 3.

3x1 and 3x154, which equals:

3 and 462.

So the train travels 462 feet every 3 seconds.

I tried to explain this as simply as I can.

I hope its all correct.