To determine how far a car travels in 1 second at a speed of 60 miles per hour (mph), we start by converting the speed into a distance covered in seconds.
There are 3600 seconds in an hour, since 1 hour = 60 minutes and each minute = 60 seconds. Therefore, at 60 mph, a car is traveling:
Distance per second = Speed in mph / Seconds in an hour
That means:
Distance per second = 60 miles / 3600 seconds
Calculating that gives:
Distance per second = 60 / 3600 = 1/60 miles
To make it more tangible, we can convert this distance from miles to feet, knowing that 1 mile equals 5280 feet. Thus:
Distance in feet = (1/60) miles * 5280 feet/mile
Calculating this, we find:
Distance in feet = 5280 / 60 = 88 feet
So, at 60 mph, a car travels approximately 88 feet in 1 second.