A tortoise is walking in the desert. It walks for 10.24 meters at a speed of 4 meters per minute. For how many minutes does it walk?

To find the time it takes for the tortoise to walk 10.24 meters at a speed of 4 meters per minute, we can use the formula:

time = distance / speed
time = 10.24 m / 4 m/min
time = 2.56 min.

Therefore, the tortoise walks for 2.56 minutes.