Asked by Chris

A ship leaves the East Coast for California. It is traveling at a constant speed of five knots and takes 200 days to reach California. The ship arrives in California at the exact time of day that it left the East Coast. How far did the ship travel?
Please help with step by step.
Answered by Ms. Sue
5 knots = 5.8 mph

200 * 24 = 4800 hours

4800 * 5.8 = ______ miles

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Answered by Chris
A ship leaves the East Coast for California. It is traveling at a constant speed of five knots and takes 200 days to reach California. The ship arrives in California at the exact time of day that it left the East Coast. How far did the ship travel?
Please help with step by step.

•8th Grade Math - Ms. Sue, Friday, December 7, 2012 at 9:41pm
5 knots = 5.8 mph

200 * 24 = 4800 hours

4800 * 5.8 = ______ miles

I though so too but the choices are:

41,400 miles
20,870 miles
27,600 miles
23,000 miles

We are both missing something here.


Answered by Chris

Never Mind. Thank You

I was doing division instead of multiplying

Answered by Anonymous
2400
Answered by Deonta
41,400
Answered by Brenda
So 4,800 * 5.8=27,600
Answered by IDK
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Answered by Jen
27,600 miles
Answered by YEET
i did the same question on achieve 3000 the answer is 27,600
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