Question

Question #4419b

Answer 1

Distance = `6/250 = 0.024` miles

Explanation:

Although the question looks confusing, it is just because of the fractions which have been given,

Consider the following:
A car travels `120` miles in `2` hours,

We can easily see that
`120` miles is a distance and `2` hours is a time.

We can calculate the speed of the car:
`S = d/t = 120/2 = 60`mph

Therefore in `1` hour the car travels `60` miles

We have the same type of information for the snail, the values are just fractions.

The snail:
covers a distance of `1/50` of a mile in a time of `5/6` of an hour.

We can calculate the speed of the snail:
`S = d/t = (1/50)/(5/6)` which can be written as `1/50div 5/6`

`S = 1/50 xx 6/5 = 6/250` mph

Therefore in `1` hour the snail moves `6/250` mile.

`0.024` miles