Question

The elevation at the top of Mount Everest is 8850 meters. The temperature falls at a rate of 1 degree C per 100 meters. The base of Mount Everest is at an elevation of 5400 meters and it's temperature is (-3) degrees C. What is the temperature at the top of the mountain?

Answer 1

5400 = -3 8850-5100=3750m 1c = 100m
5300 = -2 3750/100 =37.5
5200 = -1
5100 = 0

answer = 37.5 degrees C