It takes stu, a slimy slug, 20 minutes to travel from his favorite bush to the local trach can (a trip of 30 meters), how far can he travel in 1 hour (60 minutes)?
distance = rate x time
30 m = rate x 20 min
Solve for rate = 30 m/20 min = 1.5 m/min
Now redo d = rt and plug in 1.5 for rate and 60 min for time and solve for d.
You can do it with ratio/proportion, also
(30 m/20 min) = (x m/60 m)
x = ?
To determine how far Stu can travel in 1 hour (60 minutes), we need to find the distance he can travel in 1 minute and then multiply it by 60.
Given that Stu takes 20 minutes to travel 30 meters, we can find his travel speed in meters per minute by dividing the total distance by the total time:
Speed = Distance / Time
Speed = 30 meters / 20 minutes
Dividing 30 meters by 20 minutes gives us Stu's travel speed of 1.5 meters per minute.
Now, to determine how far Stu can travel in 1 hour (60 minutes), we multiply his travel speed by the total time:
Distance = Speed × Time
Distance = 1.5 meters/minute × 60 minutes
Multiplying 1.5 meters per minute by 60 minutes gives us Stu's total travel distance:
Distance = 1.5 meters/minute × 60 minutes
Distance = 90 meters
Therefore, Stu can travel a distance of 90 meters in 1 hour (60 minutes).