Question

in the great flood of 1993, the Mississippi River was so high that it caused Illinois River flowed at the rate of -1500 feet per hour, how far would the water travel in 48 hours?

Answer 1

@Opcode

Answer 2

1500 feet per hour.
in 48 hours...
1500*48 = 72,000 feet in 48 hours.

Answer 3

it's -1500

Answer 4

What?
How does that work? isn't that going backwards?
Since it's negative... Maybe -72,000?

Answer 5

yes thank you