Every floor of a 20 storey building is 5m in high. If a lift moves 2m every second, how long will it take to move from 3rd floor to 15th floor?

Ashley Miller asked Nov 19, 2022

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Ashley Miller asked Nov 19, 2022

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Answer:

30 seconds

Explanation:

→ Work out how many floors it's going to travel

15 - 3 = 12 floors

→ Work out how many meters 12 floors is

12 × 5 = 60 meters

→ Work out how long that will take

60 ÷ 2 = 30 seconds

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