Question

A snail travels 10 cm in 4 minutes. At this rate: How long will it take the snail to travel 24 cm?

Answer 1

It will take the snail 9.6 minutes to travel 24cm.

Step-by-step explanation:

Distance covered in 4 minutes = 10 cm

Ratio of distance to time = 10:4

New distance = 24cm

Let,

x be the time period

Ratio of new distance to time = 24:x

Using proportions;

Ratio of distance to time :: Ratio of new distance to time

$10:4::24:x$

Product of mean = Product of extreme

$24*4=10*x\\96=10x\\10x=96$

Dividing both sides by 10

$\frac{10x}{10}=\frac{96}{10}\\x=9.6\ minutes$

It will take the snail 9.6 minutes to travel 24cm.

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