Answer:
14 knots
Step-by-step explanation:
We know the speed (55 knots) is 6 more than 3.5 times the winner of the monohull in the 2007 tournament.
So let's set the variable for the speed of the monohull to <em>m</em>. Now, let's set up an equation:
We can solve this by first subtracting 6 from both sides to get:
Dividing both sides by 3.5 we get:
That means that the top speed of the monohull in the 2007 tournament was 14 knots