1. A baseball pitcher throws a baseball at a speed of 90 miles per hour. The bal
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1. A baseball pitcher throws a baseball at a speedof 90 miles per hour. The ball travels a distance
of 60 feet 6 inches. About how long does it take
the ball to reach home plate?
(1 mile = 5,280 feet)
A. 2.0 seconds
B. 0.5 second
C. 1.0 second
D. 0.7 second
The answer is B, but how is it B? Please explain and write out steps.
Also, I know that the last step will get 60.5/132 but how is it .5 second. 1. A baseball pitcher throws a baseball at a speed
of 90 miles per hour. The ball travels a distance
of 60 feet 6 inches. About how long does it take
the ball to reach home plate?
(1 mile = 5,280 feet)
A. 2.0 seconds
B. 0.5 second
C. 1.0 second
D. 0.7 second
The answer is B, but how is it B? Please explain and write out steps.
Also, I know that the last step will get 60.5/132 but how is it .5 second. 1. A baseball pitcher throws a baseball at a speed
of 90 miles per hour. The ball travels a distance
of 60 feet 6 inches. About how long does it take
the ball to reach home plate?
(1 mile = 5,280 feet)
A. 2.0 seconds
B. 0.5 second
C. 1.0 second
D. 0.7 second
The answer is B, but how is it B? Please explain and write out steps.
Also, I know that the last step will get 60.5/132 but how is it .5 second.
Explanation / Answer
speed of the ball = 90 miles per hour
90 miles / hour = 132 feet / sec
distance covered = 60 feet 6 inches
= 60.5 feet
time taken = distance / speed
= 60.5 / 132
= 0.46
when we will round it to tenth place it becomes 0.5 seconds
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