Please help?
A mountain has a rise of 8,480 feet from its base. If there is a 2 degree drop in temperature for every rise of 530 feet in altitude, how many degrees difference is there between the ground temperature and the temperature at the peak?

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Please help?
A mountain has a rise of 8,480 feet from its base. If there is a 2 degree drop in temperature for every rise of 530 feet in altitude, how many degrees difference is there between the ground temperature and the temperature at the peak?

nubeer · Answer

530 = 1 step
so 8480/ 530 this will tell u how many steps taken to reach that peak

nubeer · Answer

8480 / 530 = 16 steps.
now for every step 2 degree change so 
16*2  so differnce is 32 degrees

anonymous · Answer

Thank you!

whpalmer4 · Answer

At the base, the temperature is $T_g$.  At some point above, the temperature will be $$T(h) = -\frac{2}{530}h+T_g$$ because the temperature drops 2 degrees for every 530 feet.  Plugging in the value of $h$ at the top, we get:
$$T(8480) = -\frac{2}{530}(8480) + T_g$$=-32 + T_g\]
The temperature is -32 below what it was at the ground level.

whpalmer4 · Answer

$$T(8480) = -32 + T_g$$

anonymous · Answer

Thanks!