Question

A blue whale traveled 495 feet the first time it was sighted. the second time it was sighted, the blue whale had traveled 6 times as far as the first time. how far did the blue whale travel altogether?

Answer 1

In order to answer this problem, we use our knowledge on ratio and proportions. From the problem, it is said the the the blue whale had traveled 6 times as far as the first time. This can be written as:

6 = second time / first time
6 = x / 495 feet
x = 2970 feet