SOLUTION: Two boats, STAR and MARCO, are racing to cross a river that is 1.5 miles wide.
STAR is traveling at a speed of 5 miles per hour.
A) How long, in minutes, will it take STAR to
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STAR is traveling at a speed of 5 miles per hour.
A) How long, in minutes, will it take STAR to
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Question 935809: Two boats, STAR and MARCO, are racing to cross a river that is 1.5 miles wide.
STAR is traveling at a speed of 5 miles per hour.
A) How long, in minutes, will it take STAR to cross the river?
B) If MARCO takes 45 minutes to cross the same river, what is MARCO's speed? Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A:
s = d/t
t = d/s
t = 1.5/5
t = 0.3 hours
t = 0.3 hours * (60 minutes/hour)
t = 18 minutes
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B:
s = d/t
s = 1.5/(45/60)
s = 2 mph
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