Question

Eric drove his fishing boat into a large cove and dropped the anchor in 52 feet of water the anchor descends at a constant rate of 3.8 feet per second, how long will it take for the anchor to hit the bottom of the lake? Round your answer to the nearest tenth If of a second if necessary.

Answer 1

divide total number of feet by the speed

52/3.8 =13.68421

rounded to nearest tenth = 13.7 seconds