If a submarine dives 25 feet every second, it will take 8 minutes, 37 second to reach the ocean floor. How deep is the Pacific ocean?
(8 * 60) + 37 = 517 seconds
25 * 517 = ________ feet
[(8 * 60) + 37] * 25 ft
This is not a submarine but a research submersible. Submarines do not go much deeper than a couple of boat lengths.
8 * 60 + 37 = 517 seconds
517 seconds * 25 ft/s = 12,925 feet
Although that is far deeper than a submarine dives, it is less than half as deep as the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean (about 36,000 ft). Google Mariana trench. Manned submersibles have been there.
To determine the depth of the Pacific Ocean, we can calculate the total time it takes for the submarine to reach the ocean floor using the given information.
First, convert the given time of 8 minutes and 37 seconds into seconds. Multiply the number of minutes by 60 to convert them into seconds, and then add the remaining seconds. In this case, 8 minutes is equal to 8 * 60 = 480 seconds. So the total time is 480 + 37 = 517 seconds.
Since the submarine dives 25 feet every second, we can multiply the time in seconds by 25 to find the total depth. Therefore, 517 * 25 = 12,925 feet.
Hence, according to the given information, the Pacific Ocean would be approximately 12,925 feet deep.