Question

Kim was walking down a rocky path. For 4 minutes the elevation dropped steadily. Altogether it dropped 8 feet. What was the change in elevation per minute for the 4 minutes?

Answer 1

Answer: $2\text{ feet per minutes}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Kim was walking down a rocky path. For 4 minutes the elevation dropped steadily.

Altogether it dropped 8 feet.

Now,  change in elevation per minute for the 4 minutes is given by :_

$\dfrac{8 \text{ feet}}{\text{ 4 minutes}}=2\text{ feet per minutes}$

Thus , the  change in elevation per minute for the 4 minutes is  $2\text{ feet per minutes}$.

Answer 2

You divide 8 ft by 4 minutes to know the change per minute..and you get 2 ft per minute