We are being told that:
A leaf fell in the river:
- traveled a distance of = 140 meters
- time (t) = 4 minutes
We are to determine how many meters the leaf travel per minute.
SO;
- If 140 meters = 4 minutes
Let the number of meters he traveled in one minute be (x).
i.e.
∴
140 meters = 4 minutes
x meters = 1 minutes
By cross multiply and making x the subject of the formula; we have:
[tex]\mathbf{(x) meters = \dfrac{140 meters \times 1 minute}{ 4 minutes}}[/tex]
x = 35 meters
Therefore, we can conclude that the leaf travels a distance of 35 meters per minute.
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