You're sunbathing on the island shown on the map below. The island is six miles from...

  

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You're sunbathing on the island shown on the map below. The island is six miles from shore at the closest point, and the nearest store is a convenience store seven miles down the beach. If you can row at 4 miles an hour, and you can walk at 5 miles an hour, where should you land to get a bag of tortilla chips in the least possible time? (Ignore tides, currents, and sharks. No fair renting a helicopter.) 6 miles MART 7 miles You're sunbathing on the island shown on the map below. The island is six miles from shore at the closest point, and the nearest store is a convenience store seven miles down the beach. If you can row at 4 miles an hour, and you can walk at 5 miles an hour, where should you land to get a bag of tortilla chips in the least possible time? (Ignore tides, currents, and sharks. No fair renting a helicopter.) 6 miles MART 7 miles

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