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  • Oct 3, 2012, 09:19 AM
    cmkwanazi
    how long will it take for the message to reach your friend?
    The fastest fish, the sailfish, can swim 1.2 x 100 km/h. Suppose you have a friend who lives on an island 16 km away from the shore. If you send a message using a sailfish as a messenger, how long will it take for the message to reach your friend?
  • Oct 3, 2012, 10:22 AM
    Unknown008
    The way the speed was given is a bit weird... but that doesn't change the fact that:

    Speed = Distance / Time

    Rearranging gives you:

    Time = Distance / Speed

    This should be easy enough to work out.

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