a skydiver is falling at about 176 feet per second.how many feet per minute is he falling

Question

How do i do this

 

Answer 1

You know that there are 60 seconds in 1 minute. Therefore you can take the fraction (176 feet / 1 second), which is given, and multiply it by the fraction (60 seconds / 1 minute). The result will be the fraction (176 feet * 60 seconds)/(1 second * 1 minute). In this fraction, the "seconds" unit cancels from the top and bottom. You are left with (10,560 feet / 1 minute). Your skydiver is falling at 10,560 feet per minute.