A hot air ballon went from 4,300 feet to 3,195 feet in 26 minutes what was it’s rate of decent

Answer 1

You may use the following equation:

distance = rate x time <----- in this case, distance is the height change: 4,300 - 3,195 = 1,105ft

d = rt

1,105 = 26 t

t = 42.5

What are your units? Height is measured in feet, and time is measured in minutes.

rate = 42.5 feet/minute