Question

Time and Tide is the name of the question. A ship is at anchor. Over its side hangs a rope ladder with rungs a foot apart. The tide rises at the rate of 8 inches per hour. At the end of six hours how much of the rope ladder will remain above water, assuming that 8 feet were above water when the tide began to rise? Using complete sentences explain how you determined your answer.

Answer 1

Hey there!

First, I converted 8 feet to inches. I knew that 12 inches were in a foot, so 96 inches are in 8 feet. If the water rises at 8 inches per hour, at the end of 6 hours, the water will rise 48 inches. Finally, subtracting 48 from 96, we get that there are 48 inches of rope above the water's surface.

Let me know if this helps :)