Question

A snail travels 10 cm in 4 minutes at this rate how long will it take the snail to travel 24 cm? If you have the answer please let me know because I am currently stuck

Answer 1

10/4 is 2.5. The snail travels 2.5 cms ever min. So 24/2.5 is 9.6 so the snail takes 9 mins and 36 seconds.

Answer 2

It will take 9.6 minutes to travel 24 cm.

Explanation:

Given,

Distance covered by snail = 10 cm,

Time taken = 4 minutes,

So, speed of snail =
`(Distance)/(Time)`

`=(10)/(4)`

= 2.5 cm per minute.

Now, if distance = 24,

`\implies 2.5 =(24)/(Time)`

`\implies Time = (24)/(2.5)=9.6\text{ minutes}`