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
3100 meter
Start Fraction 3 over 100 End Fraction meter
7100 meter
Start Fraction 7 over 100 End Fraction meter
150 meter
Start Fraction 1 over 50 End Fraction meter
120 meter
The change in height is 1/20 - 1/50 = 3/100 meter.
So, the change in height is Start Fraction 3 over 100 End Fraction meter.
To find the change in height, we need to find the difference between the initial height and the final height.
The initial height is 1/20 of a meter, and the final height is 1/50 of a meter.
To find the change in height, we subtract the initial height from the final height:
Final Height - Initial Height = 1/50 - 1/20
To subtract fractions, we need to have a common denominator.
The least common multiple of 20 and 50 is 100.
So, we can rewrite the fractions with a common denominator:
1/50 = 2/100
1/20 = 5/100
Now, we can subtract the fractions:
2/100 - 5/100 = -3/100
Therefore, the change in height is -3/100 of a meter.
However, to answer the question in decimal form, we can convert the fraction to a decimal.
-3/100 is -0.03 in decimal form.
So, the change in height is -0.03 meters.