Question

☰ Question (part 1 of 2) This is a two-part question, make sure you answer both parts: Flo Tilla is pedal boating on Lake Azui. She starts back toward the dock, which is 1000 yards away. She goes at a rate of 25 yards a minute toward the dock. How far is Flo from the dock after 5 minutes? Question (part 2 of 2) How long (in minutes)will it take for Flo make it back to the dock?

Answer 1

For this, we use the given info plus a bit of multiplying and subtraction

part 1)

we know that she's 25 y/m
so 5 minutes simply means 25 × 5
$25 \times 5 = 125 \: yards$

now we simply subtract this from 1000 (the original distance)
$1000 - 125 = 875 \: yards$

part 2)

the total time taken is even easier to find
all we have to do is divide 1000 by 25
$1000 \div 25 = 40 \: minutes$