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

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

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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