Question

A dolphin swims 665,280 feet in 3 hours. Use the formula d = rt, where d represents distance, r represents rate, and t represents time, to answer the following questions. Show your work.
Part A: Rearrange the distance formula, d = rt, to solve for rate.

Part B: Find the dolphin's rate in feet per hour.

Part C: Find the dolphin's rate in miles per hour.

Part D: Which unit, feet, or miles, makes more sense to use in this scenario, and why?

Answer 1

Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

Part A:

r=d/t

Part B:

r=665280/3

r=221760

Part C:

221760/5280 = 42mph

Part D: Miles per Hour, because it is easier to understand