Q:

Aneesha travels at a rate of 50 miles per hour. Morris is traveling 3 feet per second less than Aneesha. Which is the best estimate of the speed Morris is traveling?1 mile = 5,280 feet45 miles per hour46 miles per hour47 miles per hour48 miles per hour

Accepted Solution

A:
1 mile per hour is 1 7/15 ft/s, about 1.467 ft/s, or nearly 1.5 ft/s.

Then 3 ft/s will be about 2 miles per hour. Morris's speed can be estimated at
.. 50 mph -2 mph = 48 miles per hour