It is given Maggie descends 14 feet in 2 [tex] \frac{1}{3} [/tex] minutes .
Or Maggie descends 14 feet in [tex] 2\frac{1}{3} =\frac{7}{3} [/tex] minutes
We need to find how much Maggie will descent in 8 minutes. Let Maggie descends x feet in 8 minutes.
We can form a proportion with given information's.
[tex] \frac{14}{x} = \frac{\frac{7}{3}}{8} [/tex]
Cross multiplying
[tex] \frac{7}{3} x = 14(8) [/tex]
Solving for x , x=48 ft.
Maggie in relation to the summit after 8 minutes will be at 48 ft.
