Question

Suppose there is a 1.1 drop in temperature for every thousand feet that an airplane climbs into the sky. If the temperature on the ground is ​60.5, what will be the temperature when the plane reaches an altitude of ​11,000?

Answer 1

48.4° C

Explanation:

Step one:

We are told that there is 1.1° drop in temperature for each 1000 ft climb.

since the given altitude is 11,000ft,

hence there =(11000/1000)*1.1

= 11*1.1

=12.1°C drops in temperature.

Therefore, given that the temperature on the ground is 60.5° C

The temperature above is 60.5-12.1=48.4° C

The plane reaches an altitude of ​11,000 is 48.4° C