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Nola Giles down a trail at a steady rate for 10 minutes. Her change in elevation was -200 feet. Then she continued to hike down for another 20 minutes at a different rate. Her change in elevation for this part of the hike was -300 feet. During which portion of the hike did she walk down at a faster rate?

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Her fastest change in elevation was -200 feet in 10 minutes. She was going at a rate of 20 fpm (feet per minute) compared to 15 fpm.

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