Question

During another part of its flight the balloon in Exercise 10 had a change in elevation of -901 feet in 34 minutes. What was its rate of decent

Answer 1

Answer: 26.5 ft per minute

Explanation:

The hot air balloon descended 901 feet in 34 minutes.

The rate at which it was descending can be calculated by the speed formula which is:

= Distance descended / time

= 901 / 34

= 26.5 ft per minute