Aturtle and a rabbit are in a race to see who is first to reach a point 100 feet away. the turtle travels at a constant speed of 20 feet per minute for the entire 100 feet. the rabbit travels at a constant speed of 40 feet per minute for the first 50 feet, stops for 3 minutes, and then continues at a constant speed of 40 feet per minute for the last 50 feet. determine which animal won the race and by how much time?

the turtle won the race by 0.5 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

The total distance to be covered by either the turtle or the rabbit is 100 feet.

The turtle travels at a constant speed of 20 feet per minute for the entire 100 feet.

Time = distance/speed

It means that the time taken by the turtle to travel 100 feet would be

100/20 = 5 minutes

The rabbit travels at a constant speed of 40 feet per minute for the first 50 feet. This means that the time taken by the rabbit to travel 40 feet would be

50/40 = 1.25 minutes.

It stopped and rested for 3 minutes. Therefore,

Total time spent already is 3 + 0.08 = 3.08 minutes

It then continues at a constant speed of 40 feet per minute for the last 50 feet. This means that the time taken by the rabbit to travel 40 feet would be

50/40 = 1.25 minutes.

Total time spent by the the Rabbit is 1.25 + 1.25 + 3 = 5.5 minutes

Difference between their times is

5.5 - 5 = 0.5 minutes

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