Question

a snail is traveling at a speed of 4 inches per minute. At this rate how many feet will it travel in 1 hour

Answer 1

4 in / min
^Speed of snail

1min × 60 = 1hour
(4 in / min) × 60 = 240 in / hour

12 in = 1 ft.
240in / 12 = 20ft. every. hour OR 20ft. / h

Answer 2

If the snail continue traveling at 4 inches per minute, it will travel a distance of 20 feet in 1 hour.

• Rate of speed of the snail = 4 inches per minute

Convert inches to feet

1 inch = 0.0833333

4 inches = 0.333333 feet

There are 60 minutes in 1 hour

Therefore, if the snail continue traveling at 4 inches per minute, it will travel a distance of

0.333333 feet × 60 minutes

= 19.99998 feet in 1 hour

Approximately,

= 20 feet in 1 hour

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