Asked by kj

Andrew works as a meteorologist for the local weather station, and today he is using a weather balloon to study the local atmosphere. He releases the balloon from the top of a tower and observes it as it ascends into the sky.
There is a linear relationship between the time, in minutes, since the weather balloon started its ascent, and its height, in feet.
Time (minutes) Height of balloon (feet)
20 20,000
40 40,000
60 60,000
80 80,000
Describe the rate of change for this relationship.
The height of the balloon
by
per minute.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The height of the balloon increases by 1,000 feet per minute.