Question

Use the Rate-Factor Model for multiplication. The rate is 320 feet per hour, 320 feethour . The hiking team descended the mountain from 1 pm to 5 pm. The net change is a __________________ of _________________feet.

increase, 320 feet


decrease, 320 feet


increase, 1,280 feet


decrease, 1,280 feet

Answer 1

The net change is a decrease of 1,280 feet

Explanation:

From the question, we understand that the hiking team has a work rate of 320 feet / hour

Now that are descending between the hours 1pm and 5pm, this means that they descended for a total of 4 hours.

Now the total number of feet they have descended will be the number of hours * work rate = 4 hours * 320 feet/hour = 1,280 feet

Thus, the net change is decrease of 1,280 feet