Question

A bee flies at 10 feet per second directly to a flowerbed from its hive. The bee stays at the

flowerbed for 16 minutes, and then fies directly back to the hive at 8 feet

per second it is away from the hive for a total of 20 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?

a. Write the equation Leld be the distance of the flowerbed from the hive

(Type an equation Use integers of fractions for any numbers in the equation. Do not simplity)

Answer 1

a. s =
`(d)/(t)`

b. 9600 ft

Explanation:

In the given question, the motion of the bee involves speed (s), distance (d) and its time of flight (t).

a. The equation required to determine the distance of the flowerbed from the hive/ hive to flowerbed is;

speed =
`(distance)/(time)`

i.e s =
`(d)/(t)`

b. Given that: the bee flies back at 8 feet per second, and in 20 minutes (1200 seconds);

s =
`(d)/(t)`

⇒ d = s x t

= 8 ft/s x 1200 s

= 9600 ft

The flowerbed is 9600 feet from the hive.