Question

A garden snail traveled 1⁄40 of a mile in 1⁄2 an hour. What was the speed of the snail?

Answer 1

Answer:

in 1/2 hour snail travels 1/40 mile

in 1 hour snail travels = 2 x 1/40  = 1/20 = 0.05 miles

speed of the snail = 0.05 miles per hour

Answer 2

The speed of the snail is 280 miles / hour

Step-by-step explanation:

Distance traveled by snail = 140 miles

Time taken by snail to cover the distance =$\frac{1}{2}$

Speed =$\frac{Distance}{Time}$

Speed =$\frac{140}{\frac{1}{2}}$

Speed =280 miles / hour

Hence The speed of the snail is 280 miles / hour

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