A bee flies at 15 feet per second directly to a flowerbed from its hive. The bee stays at the flowerbed for 18 minutes, and then flies directly back to the hive at 12 feet per second. It is away from the hive for a total of 23 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.
(Type an equation. Use integers or fractions for any numbers in the equation. Do not simplify.)