SOLUTION: an elevator 150m above the ground level and it descends at the rate of 5 M per minute find the time taken to reach 150m below the ground level.
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Question 1121181: an elevator 150m above the ground level and it descends at the rate of 5 M per minute find the time taken to reach 150m below the ground level.
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The total distance is 150-(-150) or 300 meters
300 meters/5 m/min =60 minutes.
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