Question

A turtle and a snail start moving towards each other when they are 200 feet apart. The turtle is running at a speed of T feet per minute, and the snail is moving at a speed of S feet per minute. How fast are they approaching each other?

Answer 1

200/T+S min

Explanation:

Given:

• Distance between turtle and snail=200 feet
• Speed of turtle=T ft/min
• Speed of Snail=S ft/min

To find:

• Let time=t
• After t min they will meet to each other.

We know that | Distance = Speed * Time |

Using the formula,

• Distance covered by turtle in time t=Tt ft

• Distance covered by snail in time t=St ft

According to question,

• Tt + St = 200
• t (T + S) = 200
• t = 200/T+S min

Time taken by them in approaching to each other = 200/T+S min