Challenge A gold mine has two elevators, one for equipment and another for the miners. The
equipment elevator descends 6 feet per second. The elevator for the miners descends 13 feet per
second. One day, the equipment elevator begins to descend. After 32 seconds, the elevator for the
miners begins to descend. What is the position of each elevator relative to the surface after
another 12 seconds? At that time, which elevator is deeper?
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