A parasail is 1/20 of a meter above the water. Then, after 10 minutes, the parasail is 1/50 of a meter above the water. What is the change in height?(1 point)
Responses
7/100 meter
Start Fraction 7 over 100 End Fraction meter
1/50 meter
Start Fraction 1 over 50 End Fraction meter
3/100 meter
Start Fraction 3 over 100 End Fraction meter
1/20 meter
The change in height is 1/20 - 1/50 = 3/100 meter.
Therefore, the answer is: 3/100 meter.
To find the change in height, we need to subtract the initial height from the final height.
The initial height of the parasail is 1/20 meter above the water.
The final height of the parasail is 1/50 meter above the water.
To find the change in height, we subtract the initial height from the final height:
1/50 meter - 1/20 meter
To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 100.
1/50 meter is equivalent to 2/100 meter.
So we have:
2/100 meter - 1/20 meter
To subtract, we can subtract the numerators and keep the common denominator:
(2 - 5)/100 meter
-3/100 meter
Therefore, the change in height is -3/100 meter.
The correct answer is: Start Fraction 3 over 100 End Fraction meter.