A submarine descends at a rate of 2.6 kilometers per hour.
If the ocean floor is 6.24 kilometers below sea level, how long will it take the submarine to descend to the ocean floor?
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To calculate the time it will take the submarine to descend to the ocean floor, we need to divide the distance to be covered by the rate of descent:
Time = Distance / Rate
Time = 6.24 km / 2.6 km/h
Time ≈ 2.4 hours.
Therefore, it will take the submarine approximately 2.4 hours to descend to the ocean floor.