taleahbeamon taleahbeamon
  • 23-04-2018
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suppose that a butterfly can fly 82 feet in 4 seconds. a dragonfly can fly 50 feet in 2 second. which can fly faster and by how much?

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rhodesbb
rhodesbb rhodesbb
  • 23-04-2018
The dragonfly can fly faster by 4.5 feet per second

The butterfly's speed is 20.5 feet per second 
The dragonfly's speed is 25 feet per second

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SINAZEUS
SINAZEUS SINAZEUS
  • 23-04-2018
the average speed of butterfly is 20.5 ft/s
[tex] \frac{82}{4} = 20.5[/tex]

the average speed of dragonfly is 25ft/s
[tex] \frac{50}{2} = 25[/tex]

so the difference is
[tex]25 - 20.5 = 4.5[/tex]
the dragonfly can fly faster 4.5 ft more in a second.

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