Question

Andy is scuba diving. He starts at sea level and then descends 10 feet in 2 1/2 minutes.

Answer 1

The rate of descent is 4 ft/min.

He will descent 24 ft in 6 min.

Explanation:

Consider the provided information.

He starts at sea level and then descends 10 feet in 2 1/2 minutes.

First convert the mixed fraction as shown:

`2(1)/(2)=(5)/(2) =2.5`

Therefore the rate of descent is:

The rate of descent =
`(10)/(2.5)=4`

Hence, the rate of descent is 4 ft/min

Now find In 6 minutes, how much he will descent:

`4* 6=24`

Hence, he will descent 24 ft in 6 min.