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A boat drops an anchor 21 feet to the bottom of a lake. If the boat anchor falls at a rate of 1.2 feet per second, how long will it take the anchor to reach the bottom of the lake?
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A boat drops an anchor 21 feet to the bottom of a lake. If the boat anchor falls at a rate of 1.2 feet per second, how long will it take the anchor to reach the bottom of the lake?

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Answer:

4 minutes and 10 seconds.

Explanation:

Time = Distance / Speed (or rate)

Time = 17.5 feet / 0.07 feet per second

Hence, time = 250 seconds.

250 seconds = 4 minutes 10 seconds.

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