Question

What is $3$ miles per minute expressed in feet per minute $?$ Recall that $1$mile is $5,280$ feet.

$3$ miles per minute is equivalent to what feet per minute $?$

Answer 1

Find speed in feet per minute:

The given speed is $3$ miles per minute. This means the distance of $3$ miles is covered in one minute.

$1$mile has $5,280$ feet.

So, $3$ miles distance will have following feet:

$=3\times 5280$

$=15,840$ $\text{feet}$.

Therefore, $\mathbf{3}\mathbf{}\mathbf{\text{miles per minute}}$ is equivalent to $\mathbf{15}\mathbf{,}\mathbf{840}\mathbf{}\mathbf{\text{feet per minute.}}$