3. You are flying 2586 miles from San Francisco to New York. An hour into the flight, you are 600

miles from

San Francisco. What is your speed in

m/s?

268.22 m/s

Explanation:

An hour into the flight, you are 600 miles from San Francisco.

This sentence says that speed is 600 mi/h.

Now we need to convert it into m/s.

1 mi = 1609.34 m

1 h = 60 min = 60 min * 60 s/1min = 3600 s

600 mi/h * 1609.34 m/1 mi * 1h / 3600s = 600*1609.34/3600 m/s = = 268.22 m/s

268.2 m/s (1dp)

Explanation:

600 miles = 965,606m (1mile = 1609.34m)

965606/60 = 16,0943.43 ... (metres traveled every minute)

16,0943.43/60 = 268.2238 ...