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.(1 point)

Question

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.(1 point)

The quotient that best represents the rate of change in the plane’s altitude is ?
feet/minute.

Answer 1

To find the rate of change in the plane's altitude, we need to divide the change in altitude (4,000 feet) by the time it takes to make this adjustment (3.5 minutes).

So, the quotient that represents the rate of change in the plane's altitude is:

4,000 feet / 3.5 minutes ≈ 1142.86 feet/minute

Rounding to the nearest hundredth, the quotient that represents the rate of change in the plane's altitude is approximately 1142.86 feet/minute.