document.write( "Question 1094891: Come upon a snake while on a walk and it is flees in opposite direction. You run at 2 feet per second faster than the snake. After 60 seconds, you and snake are 2500 feet away from each other. What is your speed and what is snake's speed? \n" ); document.write( "
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Come upon a snake while on a walk and it is flees in opposite direction.
\n" ); document.write( " You run at 2 feet per second faster than the snake.
\n" ); document.write( " After 60 seconds, you and snake are 2500 feet away from each other.
\n" ); document.write( " What is your speed and what is snake's speed?
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\n" ); document.write( "let s = the speed of the snake in ft/sec
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "(s+2) = your speed
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\n" ); document.write( "Write a distance equation: dist = time * speed
\n" ); document.write( "60s + 60(s+2) = 2500
\n" ); document.write( "60s + 60s + 120 = 2500
\n" ); document.write( "120s = 2500 - 120
\n" ); document.write( "120s = 2380
\n" ); document.write( "s = 2380/120
\n" ); document.write( "s = 19.83 ft/sec is the snake speed
\n" ); document.write( "then obviously
\n" ); document.write( "21.83 ft/sec is your speed
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\n" ); document.write( "Check this; find the distance each of you traveled
\n" ); document.write( "60 * 19.83 = 1190 ft
\n" ); document.write( "60 * 21.83 = 1310
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\n" ); document.write( "total dist: 2500 ft \n" ); document.write( "
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