Question 1153272: The sailboat sailed y miles at t mph and arrived 3 hours late. How fast should the sailboat have sailed to have arrived on time?
Thanks! Answer by ikleyn(52894) (Show Source):
The sailboat traveled hours, and arrived 3 hours later.
Hence, the right travel time must be hours.
With this travel time, the rate of the sailboat should be miles per hour. ANSWER
You may simplify the final expression to any other equivalent form you wish.
