Question

17. A skydiver took 10 seconds to drop 500 feet. What is the rate of descent of the skydiver?

A. -50 feet per second
B. 5000 feet per second
C. 50 feet per second
D. -5000 feet per second

Answer 1

50 feet per second

Explanation:

500 / 10 = 50

divide feet by seconds to find feet per second ratio