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skad [1K]
2 years ago
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A boat has a rip-hole in the bottom while 20 miles away from the shore. The water comes in at a rate of 1.5 tons every minute, a

nd the boat would sink after 70 tons of water came in. How fast must the boat go in order to reach the shore before sinking?
Mathematics
1 answer:
Montano1993 [528]2 years ago
7 0

Answer:

t = 70 tons/1.5 tons/min = 46.7 min = 2800 sec before boat sinks

S = V * t

V = S / t = 20 mi * 5280 ft/mi / 2800  sec  = 37.7 ft/sec

Since 88 ft/sec = 60 mph

the speed is 60 * 37.7 / 88 = 25.7 mph

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