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Maggie is rock climbing. After reaching the summit, she descends 14 feet in 213 1 3 minutes. If she continues at this rate, where will Maggie be in relation to the summit after 8 minutes?

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Answer:

48 feets

Explanation:

Given that:

Maggie descends 14 feets in 2 1/3 minutes

14 feets takes 7/3 minutes

The amount of feets she descends after 8 minutes will be x ;

14 = 7/3

x = 8

Cross multiply

7/3 * x = 14 * 8

7x /3 = 112

7x = 112 * 3

7x = 336

x = 336 / 7

x = 48 feets

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