{"id":159493,"date":"2024-10-31T19:23:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T19:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=159493"},"modified":"2024-10-31T19:23:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T19:23:05","slug":"if-an-object-travels-100-feet-in-2-seconds-what-is-the-objects-approximate-speed-in-miles-per-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/31\/if-an-object-travels-100-feet-in-2-seconds-what-is-the-objects-approximate-speed-in-miles-per-hour\/","title":{"rendered":"If an object travels 100 feet in 2 seconds, what is the object\u2019s approximate speed in miles per hour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If an object travels 100 feet in 2 seconds, what is the object\u2019s approximate speed in miles per hour?
(Note: 1 mile = 5280 feet) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. 3.4 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

B. 3.8 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

C. 34 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

D. 38 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

E. 340<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To find the speed of an object that travels 100 feet in 2 seconds and express it in miles per hour, we can follow a systematic approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Calculate the speed in feet per second<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

First, we determine the speed in feet per second by dividing the distance traveled by the time taken:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[
\\text{Speed (feet\/second)} = \\frac{\\text{Distance (feet)}}{\\text{Time (seconds)}} = \\frac{100 \\text{ feet}}{2 \\text{ seconds}} = 50 \\text{ feet\/second}
]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: Convert feet per second to miles per hour<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To convert feet per second to miles per hour, we need to know the conversion factors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  • There are 5280 feet in a mile.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • There are 3600 seconds in an hour (since 1 hour = 60 minutes and 1 minute = 60 seconds).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    The conversion from feet per second to miles per hour can be calculated using the following formula:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    [
    \\text{Speed (miles\/hour)} = \\text{Speed (feet\/second)} \\times \\frac{3600 \\text{ seconds}}{1 \\text{ hour}} \\times \\frac{1 \\text{ mile}}{5280 \\text{ feet}}
    ]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Substituting the values we calculated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    [
    \\text{Speed (miles\/hour)} = 50 \\text{ feet\/second} \\times \\frac{3600}{5280}
    ]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Step 3: Simplifying the calculation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Now, let’s simplify this calculation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    1. Calculate (\\frac{3600}{5280}): [
      \\frac{3600}{5280} = \\frac{360}{528} = \\frac{15}{22} \\approx 0.6818
      ]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Multiply by 50 feet\/second: [
      \\text{Speed (miles\/hour)} = 50 \\times 0.6818 \\approx 34.09
      ]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Conclusion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Thus, the approximate speed of the object is about 34 miles per hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      From the provided options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \n
      • A. 3.4<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • B. 3.8<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • C. 34<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • D. 38<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • E. 340<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        The correct answer is C. 34<\/strong> miles per hour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        If an object travels 100 feet in 2 seconds, what is the object\u2019s approximate speed in miles per hour?(Note: 1 mile = 5280 feet) A. 3.4 B. 3.8 C. 34 D. 38 E. 340 The Correct Answer and Explanation is: To find the speed of an object that travels 100 feet in 2 seconds and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-159493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159493\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}