SOLUTION: certain varieties of sea horses can move 10.5 inches per minute. would these sea horses be able to travle 6 yards in one hour?

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Question 54667: certain varieties of sea horses can move 10.5 inches per minute. would these sea horses be able to travle 6 yards in one hour?
Answer by psbhowmick(878) About Me  (Show Source):
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Speed of movement of sea-horse = 10.5 inches/minute = 10.5%2A60 inches/hour = 10.5%2A60%2F12 feet/hour = 10.5%2A60%2F%2812%2A3%29 yards/hour = 17.5 yards/hour
Thus, the sea horse can move 17.5 yards in 1 hour.
So the sea horse can move 1 yard in 1/17.5 hour.
So the sea horse can move 6 yards in (1*6/17.5) hour = 0.3428 hour = 20.57 minutes.