Question

An airplane flying at an altitude of 32,000 feet descents at a rate of 1,300 feet per minute. It the plane descends for 15 minutes what would its altitude be in feet?

Answer 1

32000-(1300*15)

Answer 2

\(\text{An airplane flying at an altitude of 32,000}\\
\\\text{ feet descents at a rate of }\color{red}{\text{1,300 feet per minute.}}\)

Answer 3

so in 15 minutes it will descend.... well

Answer 4

The plane descends 1300 ft the first minute, descends 1300 ft the second minute making a total of 2600 ft and so on. It will have descended a total of 19500 ft after 15 minutes.

Answer 5

\[32000-19500=12500 ft\]