Question

An astronaut is returning to earth in a spacecraft. If the spcecraft is descending at a rate of 13.81 kilometers per minute, what will its change be in height after 5 1/2 minutes ?

Answer 1

Answer:

-75.955 kilometers

Step-by-step explanation:

multiply the speed by the time to get distance

the spacecraft is descending, so change in height will most likely be answered as a negative number

13.81 × 5.5 = 75.955