Step 3: Calculating time

Assume that the cheetah travels an average of 40mph to go from its resting place to a rock near a river. On the return trip to its resting place, the cheetah travels an average of 70mph. If the cheetah traveled for 15 minutes, how many minutes did the return trip take to the nearest minute and second?

a) Set up the table as follows. Label the rows "To the River" and "From the River." Label the columns "Distance", "Rate", and "Time (in Hours)." Let "t" represent the unknown quantity in the problem. Fill in the table.

b) From the table, set up an equation relating the distances.

c) Solve the problem.