Question

7. A cheetah ran 300 feet in 2.92 seconds. What was the cheetah’s average speed in miles per hour? Show your work.

Answer 1

300 feet * mile / 5,280 feet = 0.0568181818 miles

2.92 seconds * hour / 3,600 seconds = 0.0008111111 hours

0.0568181818 miles / 0.0008111111 hours =
70.0498132005 miles per hour