At what distance does a driver traveling at 60 mph cover in a quarter mile?

To determine the time it takes for a driver traveling at 60 miles per hour to cover a quarter mile, we first need to convert the speed into a more usable form. Since speed is given in miles per hour, we can convert this to miles per second for easier calculation.

At 60 mph, the driver is traveling at:

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\text{Speed} = 60 \text{ miles/hour} \times \frac{1 \text{ hour}}{3600 \text{ seconds}} = \frac{60}{3600} \text{ miles/second} = \frac{1}{60} \text{ miles/second}

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Next, we want to find out how long it takes to travel a quarter mile. A quarter mile is equivalent to 0.25 miles. To find the time in seconds to travel this distance, we can use the formula:

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\text{Time} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Speed}}

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Substituting the values we have:

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\text{Time} = \frac{0.25 \text{ miles}}{\frac{1}{60} \text{ miles/second}} = 0.25 \