You run a 100-yd dash in 9.8 seconds. What is your speed in miles per hour?
1 Answer
Nov 13, 2015
20.90 mph
Explanation:
This is a problem that is employing conversion and conversion factors.
we'er given a yards per second speed, so need to convert yards to miles and seconds into hours.
then we convert the seconds into hours
Now that you have the right units, you can use the speed equation
It's important to note that when I did this calculations I did not round. Therefore, if you were to calculate