Use this table of conversion factors to help you answer the following questions. Change 91 mi/h to m/s.
A) 38.4 m/s
B) 36 m/s
C) 40.7 m/s
D) 41.4 m/s
E) 39.6 m/s

Question

Use this table of conversion factors to help you answer the following questions.  Change 91 mi/h to m/s.
A) 38.4 m/s 
B) 36 m/s 
C) 40.7 m/s 
D) 41.4 m/s 
E) 39.6 m/s

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To convert from mph to m/s, we need to use the conversion factor of 1 mi/h = 0.44704 m/s. Therefore:
91 mi/h x 0.44704 m/s = 40.67 m/s
Rounding to one decimal place gives us the answer of 40.7 m/s, which is option C.

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