Bee flies at 9 feet per second directly to a flowerbed from its hive. The bee stays at the flowerbed for 16 minutes, and then flies directly back to the hive at 6 feet per second. It is away from the hive for a total of 21 minutes.
a. What equation can you use to find the distance of the flowerbed from the hive?
b. How far is the flowerbed from the hive?
a. Write the equation. Let d be the distance of the flowerbed from the hive.