document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=258103>Question 258103</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A weather balloon can ascend at a rate of up to 800 feet per minute. Write an inequality showing the relationship between the distance the balloon can ascend and the number of minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can the balloon ascend to a height of 2 miles within 15 minutes?(Hint: 1 mile is equal to 5280 feet.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(i) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=H%28m%29+=+800%28m%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H%28m%29+=+800%28m%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "unless you say<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(ii) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=800m+%3E=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"800m+%3E=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "where height is great than or equal to ground level, at 0.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "after 15 minutes, we get from (i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(iii) H(15) = 800*15 = 12000 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "converting to miles, we get 12000 / 5280 = 2.27 miles > 2 miles. Yes it can. </SPAN>\n" );
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