Applying Rate of Change

Question

A turtle begins to cross a path. After 3 minutes, the turtle is 2.5 feet from the other edge of the path. After 5 minutes, the turtle is 1.5 feet from the other edge of the path. What is the total width of the path in feet?

A turtle begins to cross a path. After 3 minutes, the turtle is 2.5 feet from the other edge of the path. After 5 minutes, the turtle is 1.5 feet from the other edge of the path. What is the total width of the path in feet?
A turtle begins to cross a path. After 3 minutes, the turtle is 2.5 feet from the other edge of the path. After 5 minutes, the turtle is 1.5 feet from the other edge of the path. What is the total width of the path in feet?

Answer 1

The turtle moves at 0.5 ft / min.

In the first 3 minutes the turtle has moved 1.5 ft which is 2.5 feet from the end

So the width of the path is 4 ft.