Question

A hummingbird can travel up to 15 meters per second.

What is the hummingbird's speed in miles per hour?

1 mile ≈ 1609 meters.

Enter your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

33.554 is the answer to your question...

EDIT: 33.6

Answer 2

You need to use conversion factors. First change meters to miles and then seconds to hours


$15 \frac{meter}{sec}$
$15 \frac{meter}{sec} * \frac{1 \space mile}{1609 meters} =$
$\frac{15\space miles}{1609} = \frac{9.32 miles}{sec}$

$\frac{9.32 miles}{sec} * \frac{60sec}{1hour} = \frac{559.2 miles}{hour}$