A ship starts at sea level and then descends 20 feet in 4 1/2 minutes. How many feet did it descend per minute?
How many feet would it descend in 8 minutes?

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Answer:

1. 4 1/2 can be converted into 4.30 / 20 = 0.125f per minute

2. it would descend 4.64 or 5f rounded in 8 minutes (8/0.125)

Answer:

4.45 feet p/m

35.56 feet per 8 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

20 / (60x4.5) = 60 seconds  = ( 1 x 4.5 minutes)

20/270=0.0740740741 1 = multiplier of feet/seconds

60 x 0.0740740741 1 =4.44444445 feet in one minute = 4.45feet

60 x 8 = 480 seconds   (1 x 8 minutes)

480 x 0.0740740741 1 =35.5555556 feet

= 35.56feet in 8 minutes