Question

In 1862, James Glaisher and Henry Coxwell went up too high in a hot-air balloon. At 25,000 feet, Glaisher passed out. To get the balloon to descend, Coxwell grasped a

valve, but his hands were too numb to pull the cord. He was able to pull the cord with his teeth. The balloon descended, and both men made it safely back. The temperature of air drops about 3 degree Fahrenheit for each 1000 foot increase in altitude.

How much had the temperature dropped from the sea level temperature when Glaisher and Coxwell reached an altitude of 25,000 feet?

If the temperature at sea level was 60 degree Fahrenheit, what was the temperature at 25,000 feet?

Answer 1

-15 degrees farenheit

Explanation:

sea level is at 0 feet, and the temperature decreases by 3 degrees every thousand feet. since we are at 25,000 feet, that would be 25 increments of -3 degrees, which is -75 degrees. but we're not finished here, because the temperature at 0 feet is 60 degrees. so, if we subtract 75 from 60, we get our answer of -15 degrees farenheiht.