suppose there is a 3-degree drop in temperature for every thousand feet that an airplane climbs into the sky.If the temperature on the ground which is at sea level is 63 degrees what would be the temperature when the plane reaches an altitude of 30,000 ft.
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To calculate the temperature when the plane reaches an altitude of 30,000 feet, we can use the given information that there is a 3-degree drop in temperature for every thousand feet that the airplane climbs.
First, let's calculate how many thousands of feet are present in 30,000 feet:
30,000 feet ÷ 1,000 = 30 thousands of feet
Next, we can calculate the temperature drop by multiplying the number of thousands of feet by the drop rate per thousand feet.
30 (thousands of feet) × 3 (degree drop per thousand feet) = 90 degrees drop
Now, we can subtract the temperature drop from the ground temperature to find the temperature at 30,000 feet:
63 degrees - 90 degrees = -27 degrees
Therefore, the temperature when the plane reaches an altitude of 30,000 feet would be -27 degrees Fahrenheit.