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Lainey is sliding down a water slide that is 423 feet long at a rate of 47 feet per second. How long will it take Lainey to travel from the top to the bottom of the slide?

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Answer:

It will take Lainey 9 seconds to travel from top to bottom

Further explanation:

The formula of speed will be used to calculate the time to reach from top to bottom of the slide.

Given

\begin{gathered}Distance=d=423\ feet\\Speed=s=47\ feet\ per\ second\end{gathered}

Distance=d=423 feet

Speed=s=47 feet per second

The formula for speed is:

s=\frac{d}{t}s=

t

d

Putting the values of distance and speed in the formula:

\begin{gathered}47=\frac{423}{t}\\t=\frac{423}{47}\\t=9\ seconds\end{gathered}

47=

t

423

t=

47

423

t=9 seconds

It will take Lainey 9 seconds to travel from top to bottom

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