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A hurricane has recurved to the northeast and its forward speed is 20 knots. Your MODU is located 600 miles northeast of the hurricane's center. How long will it take for the hurricane center to reach your position if it holds its present course and speed?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Speed-Time-Distance relationship: how distance, speed, and time are related • Unit consistency: making sure distance units and speed units match (miles vs nautical miles vs knots) • Basic formula: ( \text{Time} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Speed}} )

💭 Think About

• What is the distance the hurricane must travel to reach your MODU, and in what units is that distance given? • The hurricane is moving at 20 knots. What distance in nautical miles does it cover in one hour? • Once you know how many miles per hour the hurricane travels, how many hours are needed to cover 600 miles?

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm that knots = nautical miles per hour, so time will come out in hours • Carefully divide the total distance by the speed; avoid inverting the fraction • Compare the result with the answer choices and pick the closest value in hours

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