Question

a tortoiseis walking in the desert. it walks for 11.7 meters at a speed of 7 meter per minute. for how many minutesdoes it walk?

Answer 1

The tortoise walks for 11.7 meters at a speed of 7 meters per minute, so it takes approximately 1 minute and 40 seconds to complete the walk.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how long the tortoise walks, we need to use the formula for time, which is time = distance ÷ speed. In this problem, the tortoise walks for 11.7 meters at a speed of 7 meters per minute.

Now we will calculate the time:

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3. Distance traveled by the tortoise = 11.7 meters.
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6. Speed of the tortoise = 7 meters per minute.
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9. Time taken = Distance ÷ Speed = 11.7 meters ÷ 7 meters per minute.
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12. Time taken = 1.67142857 minutes (rounded to eight decimal places).
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15. Since time is usually measured in whole minutes, we can round it to 1.67 minutes, or approximately 1 minute and 40 seconds.

Thus, the tortoise walks for approximately 1 minute and 40 seconds.