You are abeam of buoy "18" at 2325. What is...

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You are abeam of buoy "18" at 2325. What is your ETA at Baltimore if you average 9.5 knots?

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You are abeam of buoy "18" at 2325. What is your ETA at Baltimore if you average 9.5 knots?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Use the time-speed-distance formula: Speed = Distance / Time and rearrange it to solve for time • Convert distance in nautical miles and speed in knots into time in hours and minutes • Carefully add the travel time to the starting time of 2325, watching for the change past midnight

💭 Think About

• What information must you know or find (from the chart or problem context) to determine the distance from buoy '18' to Baltimore? • Once you know the distance and the average speed is 9.5 knots, how do you calculate the number of hours and minutes for the trip? • After you find the travel time, how do you correctly add that time to 2325 using the 24-hour clock?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be sure the distance used is in nautical miles, since speed is in knots • Convert any decimal hours into minutes correctly (e.g., 0.5 hours = 30 minutes) • When you add the travel time to 2325, check carefully whether the arrival is before or after 1200 and that your final time matches one of the choices exactly