Question

for 30 minutes, vince paddled his kayak across a lake at 83 meters per minute. for one-third of this time, a fish swam behind his kayak. how far did vince move while the fish was swimming behind his kayak? write your answer as a whole number. \boxed{} meters submit

Explanation:

Step1: Find the time the fish swam behind

The total time Vince paddled is 30 minutes. The fish swam behind for one - third of this time. So we calculate $\frac{1}{3}\times30 = 10$ minutes.

Step2: Calculate the distance moved while the fish swam behind

We know that distance $d=$ speed $\times$ time. The speed is 83 meters per minute and the time is 10 minutes. So $d = 83\times10=830$ meters.

Answer:

830