SOLUTION: A dolphin can swim 30 miles per hour. A sea lion can swim 25 miles per hour.If both animals swim for 5 hours, how much farther will the dolphin go?

Question 179027: A dolphin can swim 30 miles per hour.
A sea lion can swim 25 miles per hour.If both animals swim for 5 hours, how much farther will the dolphin go?
Found 3 solutions by vleith, Crystal1238575, josmiceli:
Answer by vleith(2983)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In an hour, the dolphin can go = more miles than the sea lion.
So in 5 hours, the dolphin can go or 25 miles farther
Answer by Crystal1238575(4)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
25 more miles.
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the distance the dolphin travels in miles
Let = the distance the sea lion travels in miles
Let = the dophin's speed
Let = the sea lion's speed
Let = elapsed time for the dolphin
Let = elapsed time for the sea lion
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I can write equations for both animals

and

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given:
mi/hr
mi/hr
hrs
hrs
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Now I can write

mi

mi

The dolpin can swim 25 mi farther than the sea lion in 5 hrs
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