Question

The bird that migrates the farthest is the Arctic tern. Each year, the Arctic tern travels

32,000 km between the Arctic Ocean and the continent of Antarctica. Most of the
migration takes place within two four-month periods each year. Assume an Arctic
tern completes the second half of its annual migration distance in 122 days. Also
assume that during this time the tern flies directly north. If the tern flies the same
distance each day, what is its velocity in kilometers per day?

Answer 1

Answer: 131.14km per day

Explanation: since the second half of the terns migration takes 122 days we can assume that the full migration would take 244 days. using this we can divide the total distance by the total amount of days it takes (because speed = distance/time) which is 32,000/244, which would be 131.14