SOLUTION: a plane has been instructed to climb from its present altitude of 7000ft. to a cruising altitude of 23000 ft. if the plane ascends at a rate of 2000ft/min, how long will it take to

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Question 227906: a plane has been instructed to climb from its present altitude of 7000ft. to a cruising altitude of 23000 ft. if the plane ascends at a rate of 2000ft/min, how long will it take to reach its cruising altitude?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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(23,000-7,000)/2,000=16,000/2,000=8 minutes.