Question

An elevator is moving up at a rate of 5 feet each second. The elevator is now at street level. When will the elevator be 30 feet above street level? Write a division sentence using integers to represent this situation.

Answer 1

Time = (30 ÷ 5) seconds

Explanation:

It is moving up at the rate of 5 ft/s.

This means;

Distance moved ÷ time taken = 5 ft/s

Thus, for a distance of 30 ft above street level, the time taken will be calculated from

30 ÷ time taken = 5

Time to reach the given distance = 30 ÷ 5

In division sentence, it is composed of division symbol and equal to sign.