Question

Most octopi have no internal or external skeleton. If a highly intelligent octopus could travel 99.6 miles at top speed in 4 hours, how far would it travel in one hour?

A. 20.6 miles
B. 24.9 miles
C. 33.2 miles
D. 44.8 miles

Answer 1

Calculating the distance per hour for the octopus by dividing 99.6 miles by 4 hours gives 24.9 miles per hour, corresponding to option B.

Step-by-step explanation:

If an octopus travels 99.6 miles at top speed in 4 hours, to find out how far it would travel in one hour, we would divide the total distance traveled by the total time taken. Mathematically, this is represented as distance divided by time.
So, we calculate the hourly distance by:

1. 99.6 miles ÷ 4 hours = 24.9 miles per hour.

Therefore, in one hour, the octopus would travel 24.9 miles, which corresponds to option B.