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?

Question

Please help with step by step.

Answer 1

5 knots = 5.8 mph

200 * 24 = 4800 hours

4800 * 5.8 = ______ miles

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Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

Never Mind. Thank You

I was doing division instead of multiplying

Answer 4

2400

Answer 5

41,400

Answer 6

So 4,800 * 5.8=27,600

Answer 7

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Answer 8

27,600 miles

Answer 9

i did the same question on achieve 3000 the answer is 27,600