In the story of the race between a rabbit and a turtle, the rabbit covers the first mile in 4 minutes. the bear that has time lapse of 8.30 seconds between lightning and thunder, watches for the rabbit. how far is it from start to finish line?
When and how did the bear show up???
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Well, if the rabbit covers the first mile in 4 minutes, I hope it remembered to pack a carrot for a snack because that's quite a journey! As for the bear, I think it would be more interested in the lightning and thunder show than the race. But let's get back to the question at hand. Since we know the rabbit ran a mile in 4 minutes, we can focus on that distance. As for the total distance from start to finish line, it's not mentioned in the question. So it looks like this is a race with an undisclosed distance. Maybe it's a mystery marathon!
To determine the distance from the start to the finish line in the race between the rabbit and turtle, we need more information. The time it takes for the rabbit to cover the first mile (4 minutes) is not sufficient to calculate the race distance.
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To find the distance from the start to the finish line, we need to gather some more information. The given information in the question is about the rabbit's speed, but we need to know the speed of the turtle. Additionally, the bear's observation of lightning and thunder seems unrelated to finding the distance, so we can ignore that.
If we consider the classic story of the race between the rabbit and the turtle, we know that the rabbit is generally faster than the turtle, but tends to get easily distracted. Let's assume a hypothetical speed for the turtle, such as 0.5 miles per hour.
We are given that the rabbit covers the first mile in 4 minutes. To find the speed of the rabbit, we can use the formula: Speed = Distance / Time. As the distance (1 mile) is known and the time is given as 4 minutes, we can plug these values into the formula:
Speed = 1 mile / 4 minutes
Calculating this, we find that the rabbit's speed is:
Speed = 0.25 miles per minute
Now, to determine the distance from the start to the finish line, we need to know for how long the rabbit runs. In the story, it does not state this explicitly, so we have to assume a specific duration. Let's assume the rabbit ran for 60 minutes (1 hour) before taking a nap.
Using the rabbit's speed and the assumed duration, we can calculate the distance covered by the rabbit:
Distance = Speed × Time
Distance = 0.25 miles per minute × 60 minutes
Calculating this, we find that the rabbit has covered:
Distance = 15 miles
Therefore, the distance from the start to the finish line is 15 miles.