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an airplane flies at an altitude of 38,000 feet.as it nears the airport the plane begins to descend at a rate of 600 per minute . At this rate,how many minuets will the plane take to descend to 18,000 feet

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User EdMorte
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38,000 - 18,000 = 20,000 ft

20,0000 ÷ 600
=33.3

= 33 minutes 20 seconds

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User Alan Friedman
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