a pilot is flying an airplane. Due to strong winds the pilot decides to fly 4,000 feet lower to avoid excessive turbulence. it takes the pilot 3.5 minutes to make this adjustment interpret the quotient to describe the rate of change in the plane’s altitude. give your answer to the nearest hundredth and remember the plane is descending

Answer 1

To interpret the quotient, we need to calculate the rate of change in the plane's altitude.

The plane descends 4,000 feet in 3.5 minutes. The rate of change in altitude is therefore the change in altitude divided by the change in time:

Rate of change = 4,000 feet / 3.5 minutes

To find the rate of change to the nearest hundredth, we can calculate it:

Rate of change = 1,142.86 feet/minute

Therefore, the rate of change in the plane's altitude is approximately 1,142.86 feet/minute.