Answer to Question #239522 in Physics for Khan

Question

A person is driving at an average speed of 60 [mi/h] for 23 minutes.

a) How far does the person travel within this time period?

b) Convert this distance to miles and show your work.

Answer 1

Given:

$v=60\:\rm mi/hr=26.82\: m/s$

$t=23\:\rm min=1380\: s$

The distance traveled by a person

(a)

$$d=vt=26.82*1380=37014 \:\rm m$$

(b)

$$37014 \:\rm m=37014 *\rm \frac{1\: m}{1609\: m/mi}=23\: mi$$