Given: A jogger runs on the Brooklyn Bridge at 2.4 m/s (meters per second).
Req'd: Determine the speed of the jogger in miles per hour (mph)?
v = mph (±1%)
Sol'n: Referring to Table 4, 1 mi. = 1609 m, or 1 m = 0.0006215 mi. The speed of the jogger is:
v = (2.4 m/s)(1mi/1609 m)(3600 s/hr) = v = 5.37 mph