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You are hiking on a trail that leads to the top of the mountain. At 1 PM you reach an elevation of 4400 feet. At 4 PM you reach an elevation of 5600 feet. What is your mean hourly change in elevation?
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You are hiking on a trail that leads to the top of the mountain. At 1 PM you reach an elevation of 4400 feet. At 4 PM you reach an elevation of 5600 feet. What is your mean hourly change in elevation?

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The time from 1 to 4 is 3 hours. (1-2, 2-3, 3-4).

The height you climbed is 1200 feet.

1200/3 is 400.

Your final answer should be 400ft/h
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