There are 5,280 feet in a mile. If you have slowed down and are now traveling 40 feet per second and a child steps out in front of your car and it takes you .5 seconds to hit your brakes, how far will you travel before you begin to slow down to less than 40 feet per second? __-- feet

There are 5,280 feet in a mile. If you have slowed down and are now traveling 40 feet per second and a child steps out in front of your car and it takes you .5 seconds to hit your brakes, how far will you travel before you begin to slow down to less than 40 feet per second? __-- feet

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There are 5,280 feet in a mile. If you have
slowed down and are now traveling 40 feet
per second and a child steps out in front of
your car and it takes you .5 seconds to hit
your brakes, how far will you travel before
you begin to slow down to less than 40 feet
feet
per second?

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