Question

convert the following quantities to the indicated units. 55 miles per hour to meters per second click here to view the uscs to metric conversions. click here to view common metric prefixes. 55 $\frac{mi}{hr}=square\frac{m}{s}$ (round to the nearest tenth as needed.)

Explanation:

Step1: Convert miles to meters

1 mile = 1609.34 meters, so 55 miles = 55×1609.34 = 88513.7 meters.

Step2: Convert hours to seconds

1 hour = 3600 seconds.

Step3: Calculate speed in m/s

The speed \(v=\frac{88513.7}{3600}\approx24.6\) m/s

Answer:

24.6