If a vessel travels a distance of 100 yards at a speed of 4 knots, what is the time taken?

To determine the time taken by a vessel to travel a specific distance at a given speed, we can use the formula:

Time (in hours) = Distance (in nautical miles) / Speed (in knots).

First, we need to convert the distance traveled from yards to nautical miles. One nautical mile is equal to 2025.37 yards. Therefore, to convert 100 yards to nautical miles, we can use the following calculation:

100 yards ÷ 2025.37 yards/nautical mile ≈ 0.0493 nautical miles.

Next, we can apply the speed of the vessel:

4 knots means the vessel travels 4 nautical miles in 1 hour.

Now we can calculate the time taken:

Time = 0.0493 nautical miles / 4 knots = 0.012325 hours.

To convert this time from hours to minutes, we multiply by 60 (since there are 60 minutes in an hour):

0.012325 hours × 60 minutes/hour ≈ 0.7395 minutes.

For ease of understanding, if we look at the previously calculated distance and the time:

A vessel traveling at 4 knots can cover 1 nautical mile in 15 minutes (since