Question

Suppose there is a 1.8*F drop in temperature for every thousand feet that an airplane climbs into the sky. If the temperature on the ground is 47.2*F , what will be the temperature when the plane reaches an altitude of 6,000 FT?The temperature will be ____. ​(Type an integer or a​ decimal.)

Answer 1

The temperature at an altitude of 6,000 ft is 36.4°F

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the temperature when the plane reaches an altitude of 6,000 ft, we need to calculate the temperature drop.

Given that there is a 1.8°F drop in temperature for every thousand feet, we can calculate the temperature drop as follows:

Temperature drop = (1.8°F/1000 ft) x (6000 ft)

Temperature drop = 10.8°F

To find the temperature at 6,000 ft, we subtract the temperature drop from the initial temperature on the ground:

New temperature = 47.2°F - 10.8°F

New temperature = 36.4°F