SOLUTION: Betty works in regional shipping. She has to calculate when a load will arrive at its destination. She knows that the ship travels at 15 mph when under load and 20 mph when empty.
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Question 691166: Betty works in regional shipping. She has to calculate when a load will arrive at its destination. She knows that the ship travels at 15 mph when under load and 20 mph when empty. The ship leaves the port empty at 12:00 PM and arrives at its destination at 3:00 PM. It takes an hour to fully load the ship and depart back to the originating port. What time will the fully loaded ship return to the originating port? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the ship travels at 15 mph when under load and 20 mph when empty.
The ship leaves the port empty at 12:00 PM and arrives at its destination at 3:00 PM.
Empty travel time = 3 hrs
Trip distance: 3 * 20 = 60 miles
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It takes an hour to fully load the ship and depart back to the originating port.
What time will the fully loaded ship return to the originating port?
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Write a time equation for the return trip (loaded)
load time + travel time
1 + = 5 hrs from 3 pm = 8Pm
