Respuesta :
Unit Analysis
Unit analysis is a helpful tool we can use to convert units.
All we have to do is multiply the original value by a fraction, to cancel out the units that we don't want.
Solving the Question
We're given:
- Change [tex]\dfrac{20\hspace{4}miles}{hour}[/tex] to [tex]\dfrac{x\hspace{4}feet}{second}[/tex]
There are a couple things we need to know before we tackle this question:
- 5280 in 1 mile: [tex]\dfrac{5280\hspace{4}feet}{mile}[/tex]
- 60 seconds in 1 minute: [tex]\dfrac{60\hspace{4}seconds}{minute}[/tex]
- 60 minutes in 1 hour: [tex]\dfrac{60\hspace{4}minutes}{hour}[/tex]
Step 1 ⇒ Multiply [tex]\dfrac{20\hspace{4}miles}{hour}[/tex] by [tex]\dfrac{5280\hspace{4}feet}{mile}[/tex] to change miles to feet:
[tex]\dfrac{20\hspace{4}miles}{hour}\times\dfrac{5280\hspace{4}feet}{mile}\\\\= \dfrac{20\times5280\hspace{4}feet}{hour}\\\\= \dfrac{105600\hspace{4}feet}{hour}[/tex]
Step 2 ⇒ Multiply [tex]\dfrac{105600\hspace{4}feet}{hour}[/tex] by [tex]\dfrac{hour}{60\hspace{4}minutes}[/tex] to change hours to minutes:
[tex]\dfrac{105600\hspace{4}feet}{hour}\times\dfrac{hour}{60\hspace{4}minutes}\\\\=\dfrac{105600\hspace{4}feet}{60 minutes}\\\\=\dfrac{1760\hspace{4}feet}{minute}[/tex]
Step 2 ⇒ Multiply [tex]\dfrac{1760\hspace{4}feet}{minute}[/tex] by [tex]\dfrac{minute}{60\hspace{4}seconds}[/tex] to change minutes to seconds:
[tex]\dfrac{1760\hspace{4}feet}{minute}\times\dfrac{minute}{60\hspace{4}seconds}\\\\= \dfrac{1760\hspace{4}feet}{60\hspace{4}seconds}\\\\= \dfrac{29.3\hspace{4}feet}{second}[/tex]
Answer
[tex]\dfrac{29.3\hspace{4}feet}{second}[/tex]