Jackrabbits are capable of reaching speeds up to 40 miles per hour. How fast is this in feet per second? (Round to the nearest whole number.) 5,280 feet = 1 mile 27 feet per second 59 feet per second 132 feet per second 288 feet per second

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Answer:

59 ft/second

Step-by-step explanation:

40 miles / hour

Multiply by the conversion factors

40 miles    5280 ft       1 hour

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hour           1 mile         3600 seconds

Canceling the units

40 * 5280 ft/ 3600 seconds

58.6666666 ft/ second

To the nearest whole number

59 ft/second

Answer:

[tex]\Large \boxed{\mathrm{59 \ feet \ per \ second}}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

40 miles per hour

1 mile = 5280 feet

40 miles = 5280 × 40 = 211200 feet

1 hour = 3600 seconds

[tex]\displaystyle \sf \frac{211200 \ ft}{3600 \ s}[/tex]= 58.666666666... ft/s