The current in a stream runs at 5 miles per hour. if a boat can go 15 miles per hour on still water, how fast can the boat go do
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Answer:
3.33 minutes (3 minutes and 20 seconds)
Explanation:
Speed of the runner = s = 5 m/s
We need to calculate how will it take for runner to complete 1 km. We have the speed, the distance and we need to find the time. Before performing any calculations, we must convert the values to same units.
Speed is in m/s and distance is in kilometers. So we have to either convert speed to km/s or distance into meters. In this case, converting distance into meters would be a convenient option.
1 kilo meters = 1000 meters
The distance, speed and time are related by the equation:
Distance = Speed x Time
So,
Time = Distance/Speed
Using the values, we get:
t = 1000/5
t = 200 seconds
This means, the runner can complete 1 kilometers in 200 seconds. Since, there are 60 seconds in a minute, we can convert this time to minutes, by dividing it by 60. i.e.
Thus, it will take the runner 3.33 minutes (3 minutes and 20 seconds) to travel 1 km.