1. The speed of sound is approximately 1086 feet per second in a particular medium. Calculate this speed in miles per hour. 2. The moon is 250,000 miles away. How many feet is it from earth? 3. The average American student is in class 330 minutes per day. How many hours per day is this? How many seconds per day is this?

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1. The speed of sound is approximately 1086 feet per second in a particular medium. Calculate this speed in miles per hour.

2. The moon is 250,000 miles away. How many feet is it from earth?

3. The average American student is in class 330 minutes per day. How many hours per day is this?

How many seconds per day is this?

4. How many seconds are in 1.5 years?

5. Chicago uses 1.2 x 10^9 gallons of water per day. How many gallons per second must be pumped from the lake to supply the city?

6. Sixty miles per hour is how many feet per second? 

7. How many minutes are in 180.0 days?

8. How many miles will a person run during a 10 kilometers race? 

9. Lake Michigan holds 1.3 x 10^15 gallons of water. How many liters is this?

10. If a person weighs 125 lbs 8 oz, how many milligrams do they weigh? 

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