A pilot is flying in airplane. Do you know strong winds, the pilot decides to fly 4000 feet lower to avoid excessive turbulence. It takes a pilot 3.5 minutes to make this adjustment. Interpreted it the quotient to describe the rate of change in the planes altitude.

Answer 1

The quotient that describes the rate of change in the plane's altitude is the difference in altitude (4000 feet) divided by the time taken (3.5 minutes). This gives us a rate of change of 1142.857 feet per minute.