A hot air balloon pilot decides to fly 5,000 feet lower due to high wind. It takes the pilot 2.5 minutes to make this adjustment. Interpret the quotient to describe the rate of change in the balloon's altitude. Give your answer to the nearest hundredth, and remember the balloon is descending.
To find the rate of change in the balloon's altitude, we divide the change in altitude by the time it takes to make the adjustment. The change in altitude is 5,000 feet (since the balloon is descending), and the time it takes is 2.5 minutes.
The quotient is 5000/2.5 = 2000 feet per minute.
Therefore, the rate of change in the balloon's altitude is 2000 feet per minute, when rounded to the nearest hundredth.
To find the rate of change in the balloon's altitude, we need to divide the change in altitude by the time it took to make the adjustment.
The change in altitude is 5,000 feet (as the balloon is descending).
The time taken to make the adjustment is 2.5 minutes.
Now we can calculate the rate of change in the balloon's altitude:
Rate of change = Change in altitude / Time taken
Rate of change = 5000 feet / 2.5 minutes
Rate of change = 2000 feet/minute
So, the rate of change in the balloon's altitude is 2000 feet per minute.
To interpret the quotient that describes the rate of change in the balloon's altitude, we need to determine the change in altitude per unit of time. In this case, we know that the hot air balloon pilot decided to fly 5,000 feet lower due to high wind, and it took the pilot 2.5 minutes to make this adjustment.
To calculate the rate of change, we divide the change in altitude (5,000 feet) by the time it took to make the adjustment (2.5 minutes).
Rate of change = Change in altitude / Time
Rate of change = 5,000 feet / 2.5 minutes
To give the answer to the nearest hundredth, we perform the division:
Rate of change = 2,000 feet per minute
Therefore, the rate of change in the balloon's altitude is descending at a speed of 2,000 feet per minute.