A camel travels 1/3 of a mile in the same time that a horse travels 5/7 of a mile. How many times slower does the camel travel than the horse?

Answer 1

To solve this problem, we need to find the ratio of the speeds of the camel and the horse.

Let's assume that the speed of the horse is x miles per hour.

The camel travels 1/3 of a mile in the same time that the horse travels 5/7 of a mile.

The speed of the camel can be calculated by dividing the distance traveled by the time taken:
Speed of the camel = Distance/Time
Speed of the camel = (1/3) mile / T hours

Since the horse travels 5/7 of a mile in the same time, the speed of the horse can be calculated as:
Speed of the horse = Distance/Time
Speed of the horse = (5/7) mile / T hours

The ratio of their speeds is:
Speed of the camel / Speed of the horse = (1/3) / (5/7)
Speed of the camel / Speed of the horse = (1/3) * (7/5)
Speed of the camel / Speed of the horse = 7/15

So, the camel travels 7/15 times slower than the horse.