Answer:
300 yards
Step-by-step explanation:
First, identify what you know:
1) The insect traveled at a speed of 200 yards per hour for 60 minutes
2) The insect then traveled for 15 minutes at twice its original speed.
We can break this problem into two parts, to find out how many yards the insect went in the first 60 minutes, and the next 15 minutes.
200 yards = 1 hour
1 hour = 60 minutes
60 minutes = 200 yards
So, the insect traveled 200 yards, in 60 minutes.
Now, in the the nest 15 minutes, the insect traveled twice it's original speed (200 x 2), for 15 minutes.
200 x 2 = 400 yards per hour
400 x 0.25 = 100
So, the insect traveled 200 yards in 60 minutes, and then another 100 yards in the next 15 minutes.
200 + 100 = 300 yards total
