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A parasail is 120 of a meter above the water. Then, after 10 minutes, the parasail is 150 of a meter above the water. What is the change in height?(1 point)

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To determine the change in height, you need to subtract the initial height from the final height.

Final height - Initial height = Change in height

150/1 - 120/1 = 30/1 = 30

Therefore, the change in height is 30 meters.
Applications of Subtracting Rational Numbers Quick Check
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Question
A parasail is 120 of a meter above the water. Then, after 10 minutes, the parasail is 150 of a meter above the water. What is the change in height?(1 point)
Responses

150 meter
Start Fraction 1 over 50 End Fraction meter

3100 meter
Start Fraction 3 over 100 End Fraction meter

120 meter
Start Fraction 1 over 20 End Fraction meter

7100 meter
To find the change in height, you need to subtract the initial height from the final height.

Final Height - Initial Height = Change in Height

150 meters - 120 meters = 30 meters

Therefore, the change in height is 30 meters.
Applications of Subtracting Rational Numbers Quick Check
5 of 55 of 5 Items
Question
A parasail is 120 of a meter above the water. Then, after 10 minutes, the parasail is 150 of a meter above the water. What is the change in height?(1 point)
Responses

1/50 meter

3/100 meter

1/20 meter

71/00 meter
To find the change in height, you need to subtract the initial height (120 meters) from the final height (150 meters).

Final height - Initial height = Change in height

150 meters - 120 meters = 30 meters

Therefore, the change in height is 30 meters.
could u do the problem in fractions
Certainly! Let's solve the problem using fractions.

The initial height is 120 meters, which can be written as 120/1 meters.
The final height is 150 meters, which can be written as 150/1 meters.

To find the change in height, we need to subtract the initial height from the final height:

150/1 - 120/1 = 30/1

Therefore, the change in height is 30/1 meters, which can also be simplified to 30 meters.
A parasail is 1/20 of a meter above the water. Then, after 10 minutes, the parasail is 1/50 of a meter above the water. What is the change in height?(1 point)
Responses

1/50 meter

3/100 meter

1/20 meter

7/100 meter
To find the change in height, you need to subtract the initial height (1/20 meter) from the final height (1/50 meter).

Final height - Initial height = Change in height

1/50 - 1/20 = (1/50) - (2/100) = (1/50) - (1/50) = 0

Therefore, the change in height is 0.
A parasail is 1/20 of a meter above the water. Then, after 10 minutes, the parasail is 1/50 of a meter above the water. What is the change in height?(1 point)
Responses

2. 1/50 meter

3. 3/100 meter

4. 1/20 meter

5. 7/100 meter
To find the change in height, you need to subtract the initial height (1/20 meter) from the final height (1/50 meter).

Final height - Initial height = Change in height

(1/50) - (1/20) = (1/50) - (2/100) = (1/50) - (1/50) = 0.

Therefore, the change in height is 0.
wrong
Apologies for the error. Let's try solving it again:

To find the change in height, we need to subtract the initial height (1/20 meter) from the final height (1/50 meter).

Final height - Initial height = Change in height

1/50 - 1/20

To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator, which in this case is 100.

(1/50) - (1/20) = (2/100) - (5/100) = (-3/100)

Therefore, the change in height is -3/100 meter.
so its 3/100?
I apologize for the confusion in my previous response. You are correct.

The change in height is indeed 3/100 meter.