If you are driving 55.0 miles per hour, what is your speed in meters per second?

(1 mile = 1,600 meters)

84,400 m/sec

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124 m/sec

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24.4 m/sec

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1,470 m/sec

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2.06 m/sec

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Solution

The correct option is E 24.4 m/sec
1 mile = 1600 meters

$D i s t a n c e = 55 \times 1600 = 88000 m$

$T i m e = 1 h o u r = 3600 s e c$

$S p e e d = \frac{d i s t a n c e}{t i m e} = \frac{1600 \times 55}{3600} = 24.4 m / s$
Hence, option C is correct.

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