Question

A tortoise is walking in the desert. It walks for

87.5
meters at a speed of
7
meters per minute. For how many minutes does it walk?

Answer 1

Speed=distance divided by time =d/t 3m/min=37.5m/t t=(37.5m)/(3m/min) the meters goes away and you left with t in min t=12.5 min

Answer 2

It takes 12.5 minutes.

Explanation:

Given,

Distance covered by tortoise = 87.5 meters,

Speed of the tortoise = 7 meters per minute,

So, time taken by it =
`\frac{\text{Distance covered}}{\text{Time taken}}`

`=(87.5)/(7)`

`=12.5\text{ minutes}`

Hence, it takes 12.5 minutes.