A ship leaves England for the Strait of Magellan. It is traveling at a constant speed of eight knots and takes 41 days to reach the Strait of Magellan. The ship reaches the Strait of Magellan at the exact time of day that it left England. How far did the ship travel? Choose the closest answer.
6,845 miles
9,053 miles
7,872 miles
9,430 miles
1.151 mph. * 8 * 24 * 41 = ?
a knot is one nautical mile per hour. I assume the answer choices are in nautical, not statute, miles.
8 nautical miles/hour * 24 * 21 = ? miles
To find the distance the ship traveled, we need to know the speed of the ship and the time it took to reach the Strait of Magellan.
We are given that the ship traveled at a constant speed of eight knots and took 41 days to reach the strait.
First, we need to convert the speed from knots to nautical miles per hour since the question asks for the distance in miles. One knot is equal to one nautical mile per hour.
So, the ship's speed is 8 nautical miles per hour.
Next, we need to find the total time traveled in hours. Since there are 24 hours in a day, we multiply the number of days (41) by 24 to get 984 hours.
Finally, we can find the distance traveled by multiplying the speed (8 nautical miles per hour) by the time (984 hours).
Distance = Speed * Time = 8 nautical miles per hour * 984 hours
Now, let's calculate:
Distance = 7872 nautical miles
Therefore, the closest answer is 7,872 miles.