document.write( "Question 252874: a speed boat travelling 60kph left the port 5 minutes after afishing boat sailed. If it overtakes the fishing boat after two hours, find the rate of the fishing boat. \n" ); document.write( "

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a speed boat traveling 60 kph left the port 5 minutes after a fishing boat sailed.
\n" ); document.write( " If it overtakes the fishing boat after two hours, find the rate of the fishing boat.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let s = the rate of the fishing boat
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\n" ); document.write( "When the faster boat overtakes the slower boat they will have traveled the same distance.
\n" ); document.write( "Write a distance equation from this fact; dist = speed * time
\n" ); document.write( "change 5 min to hrs. 5/60 = .0833 hrs
\n" ); document.write( "Slow boat travel time = 2.0833 hrs
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\n" ); document.write( "slow boat dist = fast boat dist
\n" ); document.write( "2.0833s = 2(60)
\n" ); document.write( "2.0833s = 120
\n" ); document.write( "s = $\"120%2F2.0833\"$
\n" ); document.write( "s = 57.6 km/hr speed of the slow boat
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\n" ); document.write( "Check solution by finding the dist
\n" ); document.write( "2.0833 * 57.6 = 120 mi
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