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Question 55839: Im not sure if this would be right. if an elephant caught up with its herd that was travling 6 mph in 5 minutes going 10 mph, would the elephant take 1/12 hours to get to the herd and it ran 5/6 of a mile?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Yes because 10mph(5/60 hr) =5/6 miles
Cheers,
Stan H.