Question

A puddle is 0.06 feet deep after 1 hour and 0.03 feet deep after 5 hours. At what rate in

f/h is the level of the water changing?

Answer 1

Assuming it's a constant rate, there is a four hour difference from t=1 and t=5, so subtract the difference in depth (0.03 - 0.06) and divide that by four.

-0.03/4 = -0.0075
So your change in depth in feet per hour is -0.0075
`(ft)/(hr)`.