A bee flies at 10 feet per second directly to a flower bed from its hive. The bee stays at the flower bed for 12 minutes, and then flies directly back to the hive at 8 feet per second. It is away from the hive for a total of 17 minutes.

Aug 26, 2018 · A bee flies at 20 feet per second directly to a flower bed from its hive. HThe bee stays at the flower bed for 15 minutes, then flies directly back to the hive at 12 feet per second. It is away from the hive fore 20 minutes total. a. What equation can you use to find the distance of the flowerbed from the hive? b. How far is the flowerbed from ...

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1335 ft.

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The bee is at the flower bed for 12 out of the 17 minutes that it is away from the hive.  --->  17 - 12 = 5

It travels at 10 feet per second to get there, and 8 feet per second when leaving.  --->  8 ft. per sec.  --->  10 ft. per sec.

The bee travels 10 ft. per sec. for 133.5 secs to arrive at the flower bed.

The bee travels 8 ft. per sec. for 166.875 secs until it gets back to the hive.

The flower bed 1335 ft. away from the hive.

I hope this helps, good luck!