Question

The average speed for a NASCAR racer during a race was about 112 miles perhour. The average speed for a Formula 1 racer during a race was about 223kilometers per hour. Which racer traveled at a higher speed?(1 mile per hour = 1.609 kilometers per hour)

Answer 1

To determine which racer traveled at a higher speed, we need to convert miles to kilometers for NASCAR:

$112\frac{miles}{hour}\cdot\frac{1.609\text{ km}}{1\text{ mile}}=180.208\text{ km/hour}$

Then, the average speed for NASCAR is 180.208 km/hour and for Formula 1 is 223 km/hour.

So, we can say that Formula 1 travels at a higher speed.