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5) The average speed of a sailing ship in the 1700's was about 15m/s. It would take a letter about 3 months to travel from England to the American colonies. Based on this information, what distance would
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5) The average speed of a sailing ship in the 1700's was about 15m/s. It would take a letter

about 3 months to travel from England to the American colonies. Based on this information,
what distance would the letter have traveled to reach America from England?

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Answer:time in seconds spent for traveling=3×30×24×60×60

. = 7776000 seconds

distance= velocity× time.

. =15×7776000

. =116640000

. =116640km

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