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A hot air balloon descends at a rate of 320 feet per minute for 3 minutes. Use intergers to calculate and represent the balloons total change in altitude.
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A hot air balloon descends at a rate of 320 feet per minute for 3 minutes. Use intergers to calculate and represent the balloons total change in altitude.

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Descending means that the hot air balloon's height is changing at a negative rate. Multiply the rate of change per minute by the total amount of minutes.


-320 * 3 = -960

The total change in altitude is -960 feet.
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