Question

If the average speed of a garden snail is 0.025 miles per hour and one inch is approximately 2.54 centimeters, how many minutes would it take a garden snail to travel one meter? Round the answer to the nearest tenth A) 1.4 minutes

B) 1.5 minutes
C) 2.1 minutes
D) 2.6 minutes

Answer 1

Option B 1.5 min

Explanation:

we know that

1 mi=1,609.36 m

1 h=60 min

so

`0.025\ mi/h=0.025(1,609.36)/60=0.67\ m/min`

using proportion

`(0.67)/(1)(m)/(min) = (1)/(x)(m)/(min)\\\\x=1/0.67\\\\x=1.5\ min`