a boat travels at a constant speed. after 20 minutes, the boat has traveled 2.5 miles. The boat travels a total of 10 miles to a bridge.



Answer :

2.5=20 min
10/2.5=4
20 x 4 equals 80

The speed of the boat is 0.125 miles/ minute, The time in which the total distance will be covered is 80 minutes.

What is Speed?

Speed is the rate at which an object travels certain distance in fixed period of time.

The distance covered by the boat is 10 miles

The time in which the distance is covered is 20 minutes

The speed of the boat is = distance / time

Speed = 2.5/ 20 = 0.125 miles/ minute

The time in which the total distance will be covered is

Time = 10 /0.125 = 80 minutes

The complete question is

What is the time required to complete the journey?

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