Question

When wind speeds are greater than 35 miles per hour, the elevators in the Space Needle are designed to decrease to 5 miles per hour for safety reasons. About how many timmes greater is the regular elevator speed than the reduced speed?

Answer 1

The regular speed is 2 times greater than the reduced speed.

Explanation:

The information regarding the regular elevator speed was missing.

The regular elevator speed is 10 miles per hour, if the reduced speed for strong winds is 5 miles per hour, the ratio between those speeds is:

`r=(10)/(5) \\r=2`

The regular speed is 2 times greater than the reduced speed.