Question

Temperature Suppose there is a 1.9°F drop in temperature for every thousand feet that an airplane

climbs into the sky. If the temperature on the ground is 48.4°F, what will be the temperature when the
plane reaches an altitude of 10,000 ft?
The temperature will be °F. (Type an integer or a decimal.)

Answer 1

29.4 °F

Explanation:

There are ten thousands in 10,000. (Amazing, eh?) So, the temperature will drop by 10 × 1.9 °F = 19 °F.

A drop of 19 °F from 48.4 °F is ...

48.4 -19 = 29.4

The temperature at 10,000 ft will be 29.4 °F.