Suppose you are traveling at 66 miles per hour. If you take your eyes off the road for 5 seconds to send a quick text, how many feet would you travel in that 5 seconds?

Answer 1

66 mph = 66(5280) feet per hour

1 miles = 440x4 yards = 1760 yards = 3(1760) = 5280 feet

66(5280 feet per 60 minutes = 66(5280) per 60(60) seconds

66(5280)/3600 = feet per second

in 5 seconds distance traveled = 5(66)(5280)/3600 feet

= 484 feet= 161 1/3 yards, a little over 1 1/2 football fields' length

66 mph is a little over 60 mph

60mph = a mile a minute = a mile per 60 seconds

5 seconds = 1/12 of a minute.

in 5 seconds you'd go 1/12 of a mile = 5280/12 feet = 2640/6 = 1320/3 = 440 feet at 60 mph. at 66 mph you'd go 484 feet. (440+44= 484)