A mountain goat is climbing to the top of a large cliff. The cliff is 50 feet higher than its starting point. If it takes the goat 22 minutes to climb this cliff, interpret the quotient to describe the rate of change in the goat’s elevation. Give your answer to the nearest hundredth.(1 point)
The quotient that best represents the rate of change in the goat’s elevation is
feet/minuts
To find the rate of change in the goat's elevation, we divide the change in elevation (50 feet) by the time it takes to climb (22 minutes).
Rate of change = change in elevation / time
Rate of change = 50 feet / 22 minutes
To the nearest hundredth, the rate of change in the goat's elevation is 2.27 feet/minute.
To find the rate of change in the goat's elevation, we need to divide the change in elevation by the time it takes to climb the cliff.
The change in elevation is 50 feet (as the cliff is 50 feet higher than the starting point).
The time taken to climb the cliff is 22 minutes.
To find the rate of change, we divide the change in elevation by the time taken:
Rate of change = Change in elevation / Time taken
Rate of change = 50 ft / 22 min
Calculating this:
Rate of change = 2.27 feet/minute (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
Therefore, the correct answer is 2.27 feet/minute.