this algebra problem was really hard for me lets see u get it ?
the pony express was a like the mail but by horse and it took way longer to get to its destination.
on April 1860, the pony express completed the 1966 mile journey from st. Joseph Missouri to Sacramento , California in just 10 days which became the standard time . the riders rode through 160 stations between states of Missouri Kansas Nebraska Colorado Wyoming Utah Nevada California .riders switched horses approximately ever 10 miles and averaged 75 miles per run . the riders continued day an night no matter the weather , establishing the first high speed link between the two coats.
in 1861 , on the brink of the civil war president Lincolns address was telegraph from Washington to st. Joseph and then delivered to Sacramento by the pony express. this was the fastest trip ever made by the pony express, for the riders covered about 255 miles per day .
1. How long did it take the riders to make a delivery of Lincolns inaugural address ?
ok i get it now. the ans is:
x refers to the number of days:
x= 1966/255
x= 7 days 17 hours and 2 minutes
the only relevant info here is 1966 miles from missouri to sacramento and 255 miles per day during the sending of lincoln’s msg.
it says that the sending from washington to missouri was by telegraph so this does not include the pony express. the rest of the information was picked up before lincoln’s msg was issued, so this information does not affect your question.
haha, what a maze!
