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The brigatine was sailing at full speed and was thirty miles at sea whenLord Nelson decided to give chaseat twice the speed of the
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The brigatine was sailing at full speed and was thirty miles at sea whenLord Nelson decided to give chaseat twice the speed of the brigatine. If Nelson caught up in 6 hours, how fast was the brigatine traveling Answer by 303795(602) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If the brigantine is travelling at a speed of x then Lord Nelson is travelling at a speed of 2x. The difference in the speeds is x miles per hour.
To catch the brigantine Lord Nelson needs to catch up 30 miles which takes 6 hours
Speed =distance/time = 30/6 so the speed of the brigantine is 5 miles per hour. (Lord Nelson is travelling at 10 miles per hour)
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