Note: These Challenge Questions coincide with the Spring 2006 Reports Challenge Question #3: From: by way of Journey North <lthurber@anwsu.org> Date: Tue Mar 21 2006 - 09:30:53 EST "If a gray whale and her calf swim more slowly, how long do you estimate their journey takes if they swim a total of 6,000 miles from Mexico to Alaska?" I think the whale and her baby travel at around 2.5 miles per hour since they swim more slowly than the average whale. I multiplied by 24 since there are 24 hours in a day. This equals 60 miles per day. I divided 6000 miles (distance from Mexico to Alaska) by 60 miles per day and my answer would be that it would be around 100 days for the mother and calf to arrive in Alaska. 6th Grade Students, Lilly, Megan, and Kyle Ferrisburgh Central School Ferrisburgh, Vermont 05456 Received on Tue Mar 21 09:31:06 2006 Copyright 2006 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to jn-help@learner.org