Question

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

Answer 1

Answer:

2  $\frac {{\textrm{feet}}}{{\textrm{minute}}}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Kim was walking down a rocky path. For 4 minutes,  the elevation dropped steadily. All together it dropped 8 feet.

So, the change in elevation per minute for the 4 minutes is given by,

$\frac {8}{4} \frac {{\textrm{feet}}}{{\textrm{minute}}}$

= 2  $\frac {{\textrm{feet}}}{{\textrm{minute}}}$

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