Question

The change in altitude of a bird after 2 __ 1 2 seconds was –41 __ 1 4 feet. What was the average change in altitude of the bird in feet per second?

Answer 1

Answer:

$Average\ Change = -1\frac{7}{10} ft/s$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$Altitude\ Change = -4\frac{1}{4} \ ft$

$Time = 2\frac{1}{2}\ s$

Required

Determine the average change

This is calculated as follows:

$Average\ Change = \frac{Altitude\ Change}{Time}$

This gives:

$Average\ Change = \frac{-4\frac{1}{4}}{2\frac{1}{2}}$

$Average\ Change = -4\frac{1}{4}/2\frac{1}{2}$

Convert to improper fractions

$Average\ Change = -\frac{17}{4}/\frac{5}{2}$

Convert to multiplication

$Average\ Change = -\frac{17}{4}*\frac{2}{5}$

$Average\ Change = -\frac{17}{2}*\frac{1}{5}$

$Average\ Change = -\frac{17}{10}$

$Average\ Change = -1\frac{7}{10} ft/s$