SOLUTION: Two boats went down a drop that was .33 miles high. The rafts dropped at the speed of 20 mph. How long did it take the rafts to drop?

Question 810884: Two boats went down a drop that was .33 miles high. The rafts dropped at the speed of 20 mph. How long did it take the rafts to drop?
Answer by fcabanski(1391) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Distance = Rate * Time so Time = Distance/Rate

.33/20 = .0165 hours.

.0165 hours * 60 minutes/hour = .99 minutes, which is about 1 minute.

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