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Vicki Jensen
Q.)  Use conversion factors to find each specified amount.  These are the last 3 that I need to do and I am stumped. 

1.  distance traveled (in feet) after 12 seconds at 87 miles per hour

2. umbrellas sold in a year at a rate of 5 umbrellas sold per day

3. states visited in a two-week political campaign at a rate of 2 states per day

 

Please show the work, I think I have gotten an answer but am not confident that I am doing it correctly.  Thanks!

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Anadn Tripathi
Ans.1)  1. speed =87 miles per hour

1 miles per hour = 22/15 feets per sec

87 miles per hour = [87*22]/15

87 miles per hour = 638/5 feets per sec

Distance traveled in 12 seconds = [12*638]/5 feets

Distance traveled in 12 seconds = 7656/5 feets

Distance traveled in 12 seconds = 1531.2 feets

2. Total days in year = 365

umbrellas sold in a year = 365*5

umbrellas sold in a year = 1825

3. Total days in two weeks = 14

states visited in a two-week = 14*2

states visited in a two-week = 28