A hot air balloon went from an elevation of 5,038 feet to an elevation of 3,403 feet in 30 minutes. What was its rate of descent

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denis23 [38]

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A hot air balloon went from an elevation of 5,038 feet to an elevation of 3,403 feet in 30 minutes. What was its rate of descent

? The rate of the descent was ( ) feet per minute.

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1 answer:

jeyben [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-18T13:03:21+03:00

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

In this case, we have a descent of 2,125 feet (initial height of 5,439 - ending height of 3,314). Since it took 34 minutes for the balloon to descend this distance, we divide the descent by the time (2,125/34). This gives us a rate of 62.5 feet per minute.

That means that the balloon traveled downward 62.5 feet every minute.