A hot air balloon is at an elevation of 1,250 feet. Its elevation begins to change at a rate of -22.5 feet per minute. How many

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minutes will it take the balloon to descend to an elevation of 935 feet? Use the Distance Formula: d = rt

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Nataly_w [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-04T15:20:45+03:00

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Let y represent the number of feet and x represent the number of minutes. Convert 22 1/2 to decimal form: 22.5

y = -22.5x

Plug in -315 for y

-315 = -22.5x

divide both sides by -22.5

14 = x

It will take 14 minutes.