SOLUTION: At a speed of 60km/hr, a speedboat took 10 minutes to travel from one island to another. How far apart are the island

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Question 953860: At a speed of 60km/hr, a speedboat took 10 minutes to travel from one island to another. How far apart are the island
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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given:
a speed:60%28km%2Fh%29, a speedboat took
t=10min => t=%2810%2F60%29h => t=%281%2F6%29h
d=s%2At
d=cross%2860%2910%28km%2Fcross%28h%29%29%2A%281%2Fcross%286%291%29cross%28h%29
d=10km .... the island are 10km apart