How do you convert 240 miles per hour to feet per second?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-22T05:07:15

Below.

#"1 mile" \ = \ "5280 feet"#

#"1 hour" \ = \ "3600 seconds"#

Convert #240# miles to feet:

#"240 mi" xx "5280 ft"/"1 mi" = "1267200 ft"#

Now do

#"1 h" xx "60 min"/"1 h" xx "60 s"/"1 min" = "3600 s"#

Divide

#"127600 ft"/"3600 s" = "352 ft/s"#

Answer: #"352 feet per seond"#