In a recent horse race, Mahogany Bay ran 10 furlongs in 10seconds short of 2 min

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In a recent horse race, Mahogany Bay ran 10 furlongs in 10seconds short of 2 minutes, which meant she finished in the top twospots. (a) How fast was this in feet per second? (b) If Prairie Marey finished in the top two places also at aspeed of 41 miles per hour, which horse was in first place. I'm having problems with the conversions. In a recent horse race, Mahogany Bay ran 10 furlongs in 10seconds short of 2 minutes, which meant she finished in the top twospots. (a) How fast was this in feet per second? (b) If Prairie Marey finished in the top two places also at aspeed of 41 miles per hour, which horse was in first place. I'm having problems with the conversions.

Explanation / Answer

1 furlong = 660 feet 10 furlongs = 6600 feet 10 seconds short of 2 minutes is 2(60 seconds) -10seconds = 110 seconds a) 6600 feet/110seconds = 60 feet/sec 5280 feet = 1 mile 60min = 1 hr. 1 min = 60 seconds (41 miles/hr.)   (1hr/ 60 min)   (1min/ 60 sec) = 0.0113 miles /sec (0.0113 miles/sec) (5280 feet/1 mile) = 60.133 feet/sec Prairie May wins

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