Question

An airplane is traveling at a speed of 60 meters per second. Identify the correct conversion factor setup required to compute the speed of the airplane in kilometers per hour.

Answer 1

Answer:

To convert m/sec to km/h the factor is 3.6

The speed of the airplane is $216\frac{km}{h}$

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

$1\ km=1,000\ m\\1\ h=3,600\ sec$

so

$60\frac{m}{sec}=60\frac{(1/1,000)}{(1/3,600)}=60\frac{3,600}{1,000}=216\frac{km}{h}$

To convert m/sec to km/h the factor is 3.6

That means ----> Multiply the speed in m/sec by 3.6 to obtain the speed in km/h