Question

A giant tortoise can walk about 1\10 meter per second on land. A cooter turtle can walk about 1\10 meter per second in land. How long would it take a giant tortoise to travel 5 meters? Show your work.

Answer 1

50 seconds for a giant tortoise. 1/10 = 1 second = 10/10 = 10

50/10 = 50sec = 5meters
 

Answer 2

.1 meters/1 second = 5 meters/ x seconds
cross multiply
.1x= 5
solve for x, (divide 1 on both sides)
50 seconds= x