A skydiver jumped 144 feet in three seconds how long did it take per second

Yuriy Gavrishov asked Dec 1, 2023

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Yuriy Gavrishov asked Dec 1, 2023

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144ft------------------------------>3s

xft -------------------------------->1s

Using cross-multiplication:

$\begin{gathered} (144)/(x)=(3)/(1) \\ solve_{\text{ }}for_{\text{ }}x\colon \\ x=(144\cdot1)/(3) \\ x=(48ft)/(s) \end{gathered}$

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48ft/s

Natchy answered Dec 6, 2023

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