Question

Question #bf625

Answer 1

The boat travels 15.3 km.

Explanation:

First I will convert the 15 minutes to seconds:
15 minute: 60 s/1 minute = 900 s

Since v = s/t, s = v*t

`s = 17 m/s * 900 s = 15,300 m = 15.3 km.`
That is a speedy boat!

I hope this helps,
Steve