Question

A hot air balloon descended 2,250 feet in 15 minutes. Find the change in altitude per minute

Please show work

Answer 1

First, you have to divide the amount the balloon descended by the time it took. This will give you the change in altitude per minute:

2,250 divided by 15 equals 150.

So each minute, the hot air balloon descended 150 feet.

Answer 2

The change in altitude per minute would be 150 because if you divide 2,250 by 15 it would become 150