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A hot air balloon descends at a rate of 320 feet per minute for 3 minutes. Use integers to calculate and represent the balloon's total change in altitude.
To calculate the balloon's total change in altitude, we need to multiply the rate of descent (320 feet per minute) by the time it descends (3 minutes).
We can represent the rate of descent as -320 feet per minute, considering that it is descending.
Using the formula: change in altitude = rate of descent x time, we plug in the values:
change in altitude = -320 feet per minute x 3 minutes
Now, we multiply the two values:
change in altitude = -960 feet
Therefore, the balloon's total change in altitude is -960 feet.