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00:00 Maggie is rock climbing. After reaching the summit, she descends 14 feet in 213 minutes. If she continues at this rate, where will Maggie be in relation to the summit after 8 minutes?
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00:00 Maggie is rock climbing. After reaching the summit, she descends 14 feet in 213 minutes. If she continues at this rate, where will Maggie be in relation to the summit after 8 minutes?

User Lyzard Kyng
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Set this up as ratio with feet on top and minutes on the bottom:
(14)/(213)= (x)/(8). Cross multiply to get 213x = 112 and solve for x to get x = .52 feet. This means that after she has been descending for 8 minutes she is a half a foot from the top.
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