A turtle and a snail are 300 feet apart when they start moving towards each other. The turtle is moving at a speed of 5 feet per

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vodka [1.7K]

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A turtle and a snail are 300 feet apart when they start moving towards each other. The turtle is moving at a speed of 5 feet per

minute, and the snail is moving at a speed of 1 foot per minute.

Mathematics

2 answers:

Vladimir [108] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-16T16:39:22+03:00

Vladimir [108]3 years ago

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It will take 50 minutes for the turtle and snail to meet.
because they are all moving at feet per minute we can create a formula
total feet = (turtle feet per minute) + (snail feet per minute)
300 = 5m +1m
combine like terms
300 = 6m
divide both sides by 6
50=m

borishaifa [10] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-16T17:42:45+03:00

borishaifa [10]3 years ago

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Answer:

50

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