Laura paddles in her canoe at a speed of 5 mph for 5 miles. She then hops on her windsurfer and sails for 12 miles at a speed of 6 mph. For how long does Laura travel?

Respuesta :

she travels for two hrs



Laura paddles in her canoe at a speed of 5 mph for 5 miles.

As we know that

[tex] \text{Distance=Speed*Time}\\
\\
Time=\frac{Distance}{Speed} \\ [/tex]

Substitute the values we get

[tex] Time=\frac{5m}{5mph}=1hr.......(i)\\ [/tex]

Laura hops on her windsurfer and sails for 12 miles at a speed of 6 mph.

Again using the above formula we can write

[tex] Time=\frac{12m}{6mph}=2hr.......(ii)\\ [/tex]

Hence from equation (i) and (ii), we can say total time of travel[tex] =1hr+2hr=3hr\\ [/tex]