Question

The Pony Express was a mail delivery system in the Old West that used a series of men on horseback to deliver mail from St. Joseph, MO to Sacramento, CA along a trail that was 2000 miles long. True or false: If each rider traveled 100 miles, got a fresh horse every 10 miles, and maintained an average speed of 10 mi/hr, it took 150 horses for each delivery.A. TrueB. False

Answer 1

Answer:

the given statement is False

Explanation:

given,                                                          

distance of the trail = 2000 miles long          

each rider traveled = 100 miles                        

every fresh horse travel = 10 miles                    

to maintain speed of = 10 mile/hr                      

the given statement is                                            

150 horses is used for each delivery.                    

if each horse is allowed to travel 10 miles to travel

distance traveled using 150 horses = 150 x 10

                                                            = 1500 miles

to travel 2000 miles horse required is equal to 200.

so, the given statement is False