A snail moves at an average speed of 2 feet every 3 minutes. At that rate, how long would it take the snail to travel one mile? Give answers in hours and in days.

Let's recall a couple of things.

There are 5280 feet in a mile.

There are 60 minutes in an hour.

There are 24 hours in a day.

He moves at 2 feet every 3 minutes.

We multiply by 20.

This means he moves 40 feet every 60 minutes (one hour)

Now we multiply by 24.

He moves 960 feet every day.

5280 / 960 will gives us how many days it will take to move a mile.

5.5 days

5 days 12 hours.

Let's check this.

5 days 12 hours = 7920 minutes.

2 feet x

------ = -----

3 minutes 7920

7920 * 2 = 3x

15840 = 3x

x = 5280 feet = 1 mile.



So we are correct.



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