you are riding the Shivering Timbers roller coaster at Michigan Adventure which reaches 65 mph at its top speed. How fast are you traveling in feet per second?

Question

I was just confused about the whole question, and I was wondering if anyone could help me figure it out?

Answer 1

You have to convert the miles in mph to feet and the hours to seconds.  You'll need one conversion multiplier for each one:

 

(65 m/h)*(5280 ft/mi)*(1/3600 h/sec) = _____ ft/sec