Question

a hot air ballon is at 2,180 ft it descends at a rate of 120 feet per minute and decends for 9 minutes. what is the balloons new height ?

Answer 1

1,100

Explanation:

if its going down at a rate of 120 feet per minute for 9 minutes thats (120 * 9) so 1,080. Now all you have to do is subtract the vertical distance from the beginning hight. (2,180 - 1,080 = 1,100)