Question

The Tortoise and the Hare is a fable about a race with the
moral, “Slow and steady wins the race.” The Tortoise and the
Hare decide to “race” across the United States from
Washington D.C. to Los Angeles.
a. Charles Darwin studied the tortoises when he was on
the Galapagos in 1835. He thought they moved relatively quickly. “One large one, I found by pacing, walked at the rate of 60 yards in 10 minutes” he wrote in Zoology Notes.
i How many inches per minute does the Galapagos tortoise walk?
ii. How long would it take a Galapagos tortoise to walk across the U.S.? Use the most
appropriate unit for time.
b. The Hare can run up to 30mph.
i. How many inches per minute does the Hare run?
ii. How long would it take the Hare to complete the race across the U.S.? Use the
most appropriate unit for time.
c. In the fable, the Hare, confident that he is so far head, relaxes and takes a nap. How long would the Hare need to nap for the Tortoise to pass him and win the race?

Answer 1

a.i) The number of inches per minute that the Galapagos tortoise walks are 216 inches (6 x 36).

a.ii) The time it would take a Galapagos tortoise to walk across the U.S. in hours is 2,933 hours (1,056,000/(6 x 60).

b.i) The Hare runs 31,680 inches per minute (1,900,800/60).

b.ii) The time it would take the Hare to complete the race across the U.S. in hours is 20 hours (600/30).

c.) For the Tortoise to pass the Hare, the Hare needs to sleep for 2,913 hours (2,933 - 20) or 121.4 days (2,933/24).

What are the equivalent values for calculating distance?

In this exercise, the following equivalent values are used for computing the distance and speed:

• 1 mile = 1,760 yards
• 1 yard = 36 inches
• 1 hour = 60 minutes
• Distance from Galapagos to the U.S. = 600 miles
• 600 miles = 1,056,000 yards (600 x 1,760).

Data and Calculations:

Speed of Galapagos Tortoise per minute = 6 yards/ min (60 yards in 10 minutes)

Speed of Hare = 30mph

30 miles = 52,800 yards (30 x 1,760)

52,800 yards = 1,900,800 inches (52,800 x 36)

= 880 yards per minute (52,800/60)

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