Anautical mile is 6076 feet, and 1 knot is a unit of speed equal to 1 nautical mile/hour. how fast is a boat going 8 knots going in feet/s

The speed of the boat is equal to 13.50 ft/s.

Explanation:

given,

1  nautical mile = 6076 ft

1 knot = 1 nautical mile /hour

1 knot = 6076 ft/hr

speed of boat = 8 knots

 8 knots = 8 nautical mile /hour

               =

               = 13.50 ft/s

The speed of the boat is equal to 13.50 ft/s.

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