[G Larry]

Good Grief!!

You don’t multiply!!!!

You divide!!!!!

3600 seconds divided by 1.6 miles = 2250 mph!!!!

[RedRightReturn]

Agree.

Post #6 shows Da’ Math!

[G Larry]

Arg!!!

Now you’ve got me making boneheaded mistakes!

>3600 seconds divided by 1.6 miles = 2250 mph!!!!<

Should read:
3600 seconds divided by 1.6 seconds = 2250
and at 1 mile every 1.6 seconds = 2250 mph!!!!

[NonValueAdded]

convert.exe says otherwise. Lay out the factors instead of skipping a step and you will see the labels reduce as you multiply.

Think of it this way. If I go 2250 miles per hour, how many miles do I go in one minute? 2250 / 60 = 37.5 miles. If I go 37.5 miles in one minute, how many miles do I go in one second? 37.5 / 60 = .625 Wrong answer - the proof for your method fails.

Now try it for 5760. 5760 / 60 = 96 miles per minute. 96 / 60 = 1.6 miles/second. QED.

Stay away from that 5th grader show.