A mountain goat is climbing to the top of a large cliff. The cliff is 50 feet higher than its starting point. If it takes the goat 22 minutes to climb this cliff, interpret the quotient to describe the rate of change in the goat’s elevation. Give your answer to the nearest hundredth.(1 point)
The quotient that best represents the rate of change in the goat’s elevation is ?
feet/minute
To find the quotient that represents the rate of change in the goat's elevation, we need to divide the change in elevation (50 feet) by the time it takes (22 minutes).
Rate of change = Change in elevation / Time taken = 50 feet / 22 minutes
Calculating this quotient, we get:
Rate of change ≈ 2.27 feet/minute
To the nearest hundredth, the quotient that best represents the rate of change in the goat's elevation is 2.27 feet/minute.