Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
Lets look at our numbers:
The balloon is at 1000 feet.
The balloon drops at a constant speed of -4 1/2 per second.
How long will it take to get to 215ft, in seconds, s.
Lets see, if you were to subtract 1000-215, you will get 785.
The balloon needs to drop 785ft to get to 215ft above the ground.
The question asks how long will it take to get below 215ft.
Lets do the math for the descending feet. We calculated that it takes 785ft to hit 215ft above the ground, so, you need to divide 785ft by 4 1/2 to see how many seconds it takes. The answer for this is 174.4, we can make this 174 4/9.
**VERY IMPORTANT** If you use 174 4/9, this equals 215 seconds, it asks for below this, so you can use ANY number for this that it above this number.
Now for the inequality, look at the question, it asks how long will it take to get below, not equal to or more below, meaning that you can cancel out the inequality signs with lines below them. So your answer is 270 > ,
Please tell me if this is right, if its not let me know I apologize.
