The new ship Titanic II is sailing on her maiden voyage. As luck would have it, she strikes an iceberg. The leak created is taking in water at a rate of 3.25 tons every 12 minutes. The ship is 40 miles from the nearest land. The captain knows that the ship will sink if it takes in 68 tons of water. The pumps of the ship can throw out 12 tons of water every hour. With this damage, the ship can travel at 2.25 miles per hour.
Will the Titanic II sink before it reaches shore? If it does sink, how far from shore will it sink?
2007-10-02 16:09:54 · 2 answers · asked by pr3ttyinpinkrgv 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
3.25 tones every 12 minutes = 16.25 per hour
less 12 - a net 4.25 per hour
68 / 4.25 = 16 hours to sink
in 16 hours, travels 2.25.16 = 36 miles
it will sink 4 miles from shore
2007-10-02 16:39:17 · answer #1 · answered by Beardo 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
3.25 tones every 12 minutes = 16.25 per hour
16.25 -12=4.25 tonnes.
Time to sink is 68 / 4.25 = 16 hours
distance travelled in 16 hours = 16 times 2.25miles =36 miles
Titanis II sinks 4 miles from shore.
P.S. By 16 hours, help would definetly have arrived and there would have been enough time to launch all life boats and sake evryone's LIFE logically.
2007-10-02 22:41:38 · answer #2 · answered by FERRARI_1993 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋