May 2020

Math Problem of the Week

Submitted by david.thacker on
Send you answer, WORK and name to your math teacher to get credit. When Grep swims out from the beach, he is carried by the tide; it takes him 4 minutes to reach the nearest buoy. When he swims back in, he takes 16 minutes to swim against the tide. If Greg swims 100 yards per minute in still water, how many yards away is the buoy?