Question

A hot air balloon went from an elevation of 4,537 feet to an elevation of 3,296 feet in 34 minutes. What

was its rate of descent?

Answer 1

Answer:

68.5 feet per minute

Explanation:

rate of descent = feet / minute

First you need to find how many feet it has descended:

beginning altitude- ending altitude = total feet descended

5717 feet - 3388 feet = 2329 feet

To figure out the rate of decent we will divide

2329 feet / 34 minutes = 68.5 feet per minute

The hot air ballon descended 68.5 feet per minute for 34 minutes.