t is estimated that a driver takes, on average, 1.5 seconds from secing an obstacle to reacting by applying the brake or swerving. How far will a car traveling at 26 miles per hour travel (in feet) before the driver reacts to an obstacle? Round to one decimal place. ft .

To find the reaction distance, we first need to convert the car's speed from miles per hour to feet per second. 1. There are 5280 feet in a mile and 3600 seconds in an hour. 2. Converting 26 miles per hour into feet per second:   26 mph = 26 × (5280 feet / 3600 seconds)      = 26 × 1.46667 ft/s (approximately)      ≈ 38.13 ft/s 3. The reaction distance is the speed in feet per second multiplied by the reaction time (1.5 seconds):   Reaction distance = 38.13 ft/s × 1.5 s ≈ 57.2 feet Thus, a car traveling at 26 mph will travel approximately 57.2 feet before the driver reacts to an obstacle.