To determine how far the raft will travel in 60 minutes, we need to follow these steps:
1. Calculate the speed of the raft:
- Distance traveled downstream: 500 meters
- Time taken to travel downstream: 20 minutes
- The speed is calculated using the formula:
[tex]\[ \text{Speed} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}} \][/tex]
Substituting the given values:
[tex]\[ \text{Speed} = \frac{500 \text{ meters}}{20 \text{ minutes}} = 25 \text{ meters per minute} \][/tex]
2. Determine the distance traveled in 60 minutes:
- We now know the speed of the raft is 25 meters per minute.
- To find out how far it travels in 60 minutes, we use the formula:
[tex]\[ \text{Distance} = \text{Speed} \times \text{Time} \][/tex]
Substituting the known values:
[tex]\[ \text{Distance} = 25 \text{ meters per minute} \times 60 \text{ minutes} = 1500 \text{ meters} \][/tex]
So, the raft will travel 1500 meters in 60 minutes.
