Question

A Turtle and a Snail are 360 meters apart, and they start to move towards each other at 3 p.m. If the Turtle is 11 times as fast as the Snail, and they met at 3:40 p.m., find the speed of each.

Answer 1

Snail: 45 meters per hour

Turtle: 495 meters per hour

Explanation:

Answer 2

3 pm to 3:40 pm is 40 minutes

40/60 = 2/3 hour

x = snail
11x = turtle

360 meters = (x +11x)* 2/3

360 = 12x*2/3

360 / 2/3 = 12x
540 = 12x
x = 540/12
x = 45

snail = 45 meters per hour

turtle = 45*11 = 495 meters per hour