SOLUTION: A tortoise and a hare a having a race. The tortoise moves at 4 miles per hour. The hare travels at 10 miles per hour. Halfway through the race, the hare decides to take a 5 hour na

Algebra ->  Customizable Word Problem Solvers  -> Travel -> SOLUTION: A tortoise and a hare a having a race. The tortoise moves at 4 miles per hour. The hare travels at 10 miles per hour. Halfway through the race, the hare decides to take a 5 hour na      Log On

Ad: Over 600 Algebra Word Problems at edhelper.com


    

Question 862464: A tortoise and a hare a having a race. The tortoise moves at 4 miles per hour. The hare travels at 10 miles per hour. Halfway through the race, the hare decides to take a 5 hour nap, and then continues at 10 miles per hour. If the race is 40 miles long, who won the race?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Not certain if a data table would be helpful or not. Focus on the tortoise. 40 miles at 4 mph, 4%2At=40 based on Rate*Time=Distance. t=40%2F4=10 hours. The tortoise finished his part of the race in 10 hours.

What was the movement time for the hare? This excludes the nap time. t%5Bh%5D=40%2F10=4 hours. Now, to INCLUDE the nap time, 4%2B5=9 hours.

Settled. Hare won.