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

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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?

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Montano1993 [528] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-14T03:52:54+03:00

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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