7. The three-toed sloth is the slowest-moving land mammal. On the ground, the sloth moves at an average speed of 0.037 m/s, considerably slower than the giant tortoise, which walks at 0.076 m/s. After 12 minutes of walking, how much further would the tortoise have gone relative to the sloth?

7. The three-toed sloth is the slowest-moving land mammal. On the ground, the sloth moves at an average speed of 0.037 m/s, considerably slower than the giant tortoise, which walks at 0.076 m/s. After 12 minutes of walking, how much further would the tortoise have gone relative to the sloth?

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7. The three-toed sloth is the slowest-moving land mammal. On the
ground, the sloth moves at an average speed of 0.037 m/s, considerably
slower than the giant tortoise, which walks at 0.076 m/s. After 12 minutes
of walking, how much further would the tortoise have gone relative to
the sloth?

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