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23 November, 06:23

The Pony Express was a mail delivery system in the Old West that used a series of men on horseback to deliver mail from St. Joseph, MO to Sacramento, CA along a trail that was 2000 miles long. True or false: If each rider traveled 100 miles, got a fresh horse every 10 miles, and maintained an average speed of 10 mi/hr, it took 150 horses for each delivery. A. TrueB. False

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  1. 23 November, 08:22
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    the given statement is False

    Explanation:

    given,

    distance of the trail = 2000 miles long

    each rider traveled = 100 miles

    every fresh horse travel = 10 miles

    to maintain speed of = 10 mile/hr

    the given statement is

    150 horses is used for each delivery.

    if each horse is allowed to travel 10 miles to travel

    distance traveled using 150 horses = 150 x 10

    = 1500 miles

    to travel 2000 miles horse required is equal to 200.

    so, the given statement is False
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