Question

A bee flies 6 feet per second directly to a flowerbed from its hive. The bee stays at the flowerbed for 14 minutes, and then flies directly back to the hive at 4 feet per second. It is away from the hive for a total of 19 minutes. A. what equation can you use to find the distance of the flowerbed from the hive? B. How far is the flowerbed from the hive? Let d be the distance of the flowerbed from the hive.

Answer 1

Answer: 25 feet

Explanation:

19 - 14 = 5

total travel time = 5 min

av. between 6 and 4

= 6+4÷2 = 5

5 feet per sec × 5 min = 25 feet

Answer 2

5 minutes

Explanation:

d / r = t

The bee is flying for 19 - 14 minutes

(d / 6) + d / 4) = 5