A pilot is flying an airplane. Due to strong winds, the pilot decides to fly 4,000 feet lower to avoid excessive turbulence. It takes the pilot 3.5 minutes to make this adjustment. Interpret the quotient to describe the rate of change in the plane’s altitude. Give your answer to the nearest hundredth, and remember the plane is descending
The rate of change in the plane's altitude can be calculated by dividing the change in altitude (4,000 feet) by the time taken to make the adjustment (3.5 minutes).
Rate of change = Change in altitude / Time taken
Rate of change = 4000 feet / 3.5 minutes
To the nearest hundredth, the rate of change in the plane's altitude is approximately 1142.86 feet per minute.
To interpret the quotient describing the rate of change in the plane's altitude, we need to divide the change in altitude by the time taken to make this adjustment.
The change in altitude is 4,000 feet, and the time taken is 3.5 minutes.
Therefore, to calculate the rate of change in the plane's altitude, we divide the change in altitude by the time taken:
Rate of change = change in altitude / time taken
Rate of change = 4,000 feet / 3.5 minutes
Calculating this division gives us:
Rate of change ≈ 1142.86 feet/minute
Rounded to the nearest hundredth, the rate of change in the plane's altitude is approximately 1142.86 feet/minute.
use the properties of operations and rules for multiplying and dividing signed numbers to solve -4 x 7/5 x -3/4 divided 7/15
To interpret the quotient to describe the rate of change in the plane's altitude, we need to divide the change in altitude by the time it took to make the adjustment.
The change in altitude is given as 4,000 feet (since the pilot decided to fly 4,000 feet lower). The time it took to make this adjustment is given as 3.5 minutes.
To find the rate of change, we divide the change in altitude by the time taken:
Rate of change = Change in altitude / Time taken
Rate of change = 4000 feet / 3.5 minutes
Calculating this gives us:
Rate of change = 1142.86 feet per minute
Rounding to the nearest hundredth, the rate of change in the plane's altitude is approximately 1142.86 feet per minute (or 1142.86 ft/min).