Asked by lilly

An oil drilling company drills the same distance each day for 5 days. They started at an elevation of 121.175 feet and ended at an elevation of -246.875 feet.

Which equation can be used to find x, the distance they drilled each day?
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
They dropped from 121.175 to -246.875, a total drop of 121.175 - (-246.875) = 368.05 feet. If x is the feet drilled each day for 5 days:

Equation: 5x = 368.05

(Equivalently: 121.175 - 5x = -246.875.)
Solve: x = 368.05/5 = 73.61 feet/day.