Charlotte is driving at 74.3 mi/h and receives a text message. She looks down at her phone and takes her eyes off the road for 4.27 s. How far has Charlotte traveled in feet during this time?

Question

Charlotte is driving at 74.3 mi/h and receives a text message. She looks down at her phone and takes her eyes off the road for 4.27 s. How far has Charlotte traveled in feet during this time?

Answer 1

Convert mi/h to mi/sec to feet/sec to feet/4.27 sec

74.3 mi/h x 1 h/3600 sec x 5280 ft/mi x 4.27 sec = 465 feet in 4.27 sec