The top running speed of a giraffe is 250% of the top speed of a squirrel. If a squirrel’s top running speed is 12 miles per hour, find the speed of a giraffe.

30

Step-by-step explanation: First take the fastest speed of the squirrel, and then you multiply it by the percentage (250%). You can this by moving on decimal point to the left from the zero (250% = 2.50). Then multply the speed of the squirrel by said percentage of the girrafe,

12 x 2.5 = 30

Based on how the triangle looks and the directions given, you know that this is a right triangle.

You can use the Pythagorean Theorem, which is a^2 + b^2 = c^2, with c being the hypotenuse. If you plug in the values, you get

6^2 + 8^2 = c^2

36 + 64 = c^2

100 = c^2

√100 = √c^2

c = 10

This means that Robert traveled 10 kilometers on the way back home, HOWEVER, it asks for the round trip distance. He traveled 14 km on the way there and 10 km on the way back, which means the round trip distance is 24 km.

I hope this makes sense!