Problema Solution
Nathan's pet snail crawls at 2.5 feet per hour. Nathan's room is 11 feet long. At this rate, how many hours will it takes Nathan's pet snail to cross 1/2 of Nathan's room?
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Let
v = 2.5 ft/hr the rate
d = (1/2)*11 = 5.5 ft the distance
t = the time measured in hours
Since v = d/t we have:
2.5 = 5.5/t
5.5/t = 2.5
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t = 2.2 hr
The snail will need 2.2 hours to cross 1/2 of Nathan's room.