A bee flies at 6 feet per second directly to a flowerbed from its hive. The bee stays at the flowerbed for 14 minutes, and then flies directly back to the hive at 4 feet per second. It is away from the hive for a total of 17 minutes. What equation can you use to find the distance of the flowerbed from the hive?

Respuesta :

The equation that can be used to find the distance of the flowerbed from the​ hive is as follows:

10d/24 = 180

How to find distance?

Distance is the total movement of an object without any regard to direction.

Therefore, distance can be represented mathematically as follows;

speed = distance / time

distance = speed × time

time = distance / speed

Hence, the first journey from the flowerbed to the hive is 6 ft per seconds.

t₁ = d / 6

The second journey.

t₂ = d / 4

The total time the bees use to fly = 17  - 14  = 3 minutes = 180 seconds

Therefore,

t₁ + t₂ = d / 6 + d / 4

t₁ + t₂ = 4d + 6d / 24

t₁ + t₂ =  10d / 24

The equation that can be used to find the distance of the flowerbed from the​ hive is as follows:

10d/24 = 180

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