A ship starts at sea level and then descends 20 feet in 4 1/2 minutes. How many feet did it descend per minute? How many feet would it descend in 8 minutes?

1. 4 1/2 can be converted into 4.30 / 20 = 0.125f per minute

2. it would descend 4.64 or 5f rounded in 8 minutes (8/0.125)

4.45 feet p/m

35.56 feet per 8 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

20 / (60x4.5) = 60 seconds  = ( 1 x 4.5 minutes)

20/270=0.0740740741 1 = multiplier of feet/seconds

60 x 0.0740740741 1 =4.44444445 feet in one minute = 4.45feet

60 x 8 = 480 seconds   (1 x 8 minutes)

480 x 0.0740740741 1 =35.5555556 feet

= 35.56feet in 8 minutes

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

25.45584

your answer is b.

1,333 cubic feet  

and i know this one is right.