Question

A giant tortoise can walk about 1\10 meter per second on land. A cooter turtle can walk about 1\2 meter per second on land. How much longer would it take a giant tortoise than a cooter turtle to travel 10 meters on land? EXPLAIN HOW YOU FOUND YOUR ANSWER.

Answer 1

1/10 meter per second. 10 meters = 100 seconds.

1/2 meters per second. 10 meters = 20 seconds.

It takes 80 seconds longer for the giant tortoise.