A blue whale traveled 495 feet the first time it was sighted. the second time it was sighted, the blue whale had traveled 6 times as far as the first time. how far did the blue whale travel altogether?

In order to answer this problem, we use our knowledge on ratio and proportions. From the problem, it is said the the the blue whale had traveled 6 times as far as the first time. This can be written as:

6 = second time / first time

6 = x / 495 feet

x = 2970 feet