Question

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A fish swims at a speed of 12 miles per hour. A boy swims at a speed of 4.4 feet per second.

3 ft = 1 yd

5280 ft = 1 mi

How much faster does the fish swim than the boy in yards per minute?

Answer 1

The Boy: 4.4 x 60 = 264ft per minute.  264 / 3 = 88yrds Per minute

The Fish: 12 x 5280 = 63360ft hr. 5280 / 60 = 1056ft minute 1056 / 3 = 352yrds

352 - 88 = 44 yards quicker then the boy.

44 x 3 = 132 feet quicker then the boy.

Answer 2

First, you convert 12 miles per hour into yards per hour:
21120 yards per hour.

Then you convert 4.4 feet per second into yards per second:
1.47 yards per second.

Then convert 1.47 yards per second into yards per hour:
5292 yards per hour.

Subtract 5292 from 21120:
15828 yards per hour.

Then convert that into minutes:
263.8 yards per minute.

The fish is 263.8 yards per minute faster than the boy.