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Conversion of Units: Miles per Hour to Feet per Second

Conversion of Units: Miles per Hour to Feet per Second

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics, Science

6th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
5.MD.A.1, 4.MD.A.1, 6.RP.A.1

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Ethan Morris

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

CCSS.5.MD.A.1
,
CCSS.4.MD.A.1
,
CCSS.6.RP.A.1
CCSS.6.RP.A.3B
,
CCSS.6.RP.A.2
,
The video tutorial explains how to convert a speed of sixty miles per hour into feet per second. It begins by expressing the speed as a fraction and then uses unit fractions to convert miles to feet and hours to seconds. The tutorial details the necessary conversions and simplifies units step-by-step. Finally, it calculates the unit rate by multiplying and dividing the fractions, resulting in a speed of eighty-eight feet per second.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in converting 60 miles per hour to feet per second?

Multiply by 1000

Convert hours to days

Convert miles to kilometers

Write the rate as a fraction

Tags

CCSS.5.MD.A.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it important to place miles in the denominator when converting to feet?

To ensure miles cancel out

To convert directly to seconds

To make the calculation easier

To avoid using unit fractions

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many feet are there in one mile?

5280 feet

1000 feet

6000 feet

3200 feet

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the intermediate step when converting hours to seconds?

Convert hours to weeks

Convert hours to minutes

Convert hours to milliseconds

Convert hours to days

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many seconds are there in one minute?

60 seconds

45 seconds

90 seconds

30 seconds

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the final step in finding the unit rate of feet per second?

Add all the fractions

Multiply by 100

Subtract the numerators

Perform the division of the final values

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the result of dividing 316,800 by 3,600?

90

100

88

85

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

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