SOLUTION: A drop of water takes x amt. of time to travel the Mississippi River. Determine time.
Drop of water: .5 to 4 millimeters.
Length of river: 2,350 miles.
River travels at
Algebra.Com
Question 1192823: A drop of water takes x amt. of time to travel the Mississippi River. Determine time.
Drop of water: .5 to 4 millimeters.
Length of river: 2,350 miles.
River travels at 1.2 mph.
Not sure how to solve.
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, Alan3354:
Answer by ikleyn(52925) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.
A drop of water takes x amt. of time to travel the Mississippi River. Determine time.
Drop of water: .5 to 4 millimeters.
Length of river: 2,350 miles.
River travels at 1.2 mph.
Not sure how to solve.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To find time, divide the distance by the average speed.
In the set of given values, find the distance; then find the average speed.
Ignore all other given data, because it is placed in this joke problem with only one single goal to confuse you.
=================
comment from student: Check my calculations, please:
2350 / 1.2 = 1958.3333 = 1958 hrs. 1958 / 24 = 81.58333 = 82 days.
My response : Your calculations are correct.
My congratulations (!)
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A drop of water takes x amt. of time to travel the Mississippi River. Determine time.
Drop of water: .5 to 4 millimeters.
Length of river: 2,350 miles.
River travels at 1.2 mph.
====================================
The size of the drop is not relevant.
----
d = r*t
t = d/r = 2350/1.2 hours (= x hours)
RELATED QUESTIONS
A boat can travel 16 mi/hr in still water. If the boat can travel 5 mi downstream in the... (answered by solver91311)
A boat can travel at a speed of 15 kph in still water. The boat travels 40 km downstream... (answered by mananth)
You drop a rock into a deep well. You can't see the rock's impact at the bottom, but you... (answered by stanbon)
a boat can travel 18 miles up a river in the same amount of time it takes to travel 42... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
The speed of a river current is 4 mph. If a boat travels 30 miles downstream in the same... (answered by TimothyLamb)
The speed of a river current is 4 mph. If a boat travels 20 miles downstream in the same... (answered by Boreal)
A speedboat can travel at 20km per hour in still water. It takes the boat 3/5 as much... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
the speed of the lazy river current is 5 mph. If a boat travels 20 miles downstream in... (answered by Fombitz)
a boat travels 2 km/hr in still water. the boat travels 4 km in the same amount of time... (answered by mananth)