SOLUTION: A turtle and a rabbit are in a race to see who is first to reach a point 100 feet away. The turtle travels at a constant speed of 20 feet per minute for the entire 100 feet. The ra

Question 959983: A turtle and a rabbit are in a race to see who is first to reach a point 100 feet away. The turtle travels at a constant speed of 20 feet per minute for the entire 100 feet. The rabbit travels at a constant speed of 40 feet per minute for 50 feet, stops for 3 minutes, and then continues at a constant speed of 40 feet per minute for the last 50 feet. Determine which animal won the race and by how much time.
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A turtle and a rabbit are in a race to see who is first to reach a point 100 feet away.
The turtle travels at a constant speed of 20 feet per minute for the entire 100 feet.
The rabbit travels at a constant speed of 40 feet per minute for 50 feet, stops for 3 minutes, and then continues at a constant speed of 40 feet per minute for the last 50 feet.
Determine which animal won the race and by how much time.
:
time = dist/speed
:
Find the time it takes turtle to cover 100ft
= 5 minutes
:
Find the time (t) for the rabbit to cover 100ft
t = + 3 +
t = 1.25 + 3 + 1.25
t = 5.5 min
:
I'll let your figure out who won
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