Woodrow needs to climb the 17-foot rope in the gym in 6 seconds to get an A. How many feet must he climb each second to earn an A?

Help I’m so confused

1 Expert Answer

By:

Andrew M. answered • 01/17/18

Tutor

New to Wyzant

Mathematics - Algebra a Specialty / F.I.T. Grad - B.S. w/Honors

See tutors like this

He needs to climb 17 feet in 6 seconds.

Find the feet per second rate ... Divide the number of feet by the number of seconds:

17/6 = 2 5/6 feet per second

Get a free answer to a quick problem.
Most questions answered within 4 hours.

Choose an expert and meet online. No packages or subscriptions, pay only for the time you need.