Select Swimming Speed

Swimming gray whales use a combination of shallow and deep dives. Usually three to five shallow dives are followed by a deep dive. Shallow dives are one to two minutes long. Deep dives are usually three to eight minutes long.

First:

Please round all numbers to the tenths place.

Select duration of first shallow dive (1.0 – 2.0 minutes):
Select duration of second shallow dive (1.0 – 2.0 minutes):
Select duration of third deep dive (6.0 – 8.0 minutes):

Then:

Please round all numbers to the tenths place.

Calculate the total time for the swimming/dive cycle:

Calculate the number of cycles in one hour:

Be sure to round your answer to the nearest tenth.

The whale swims 1.5 kilometers per cycle.

Calculate the number of kilometers per hour:

Be sure to round your answer to the nearest tenth.