Answer :
Answer:
19 minutes
Step-by-step explanation:
Taking the sea level as the reference point, the values of depths to be considered can be determined as follows;
Total depth from sea level to the sea floor = 104 feet
Katy's depth from the sea level (depth covered) = 28 feet
Katy's distance to the sea floor = 104 - 28
= 76 feet
Katy's distance to the sea floor = 76 feet
But Katy moves at a rate/ speed of 4 feet per minute;
So that,
speed = [tex]\frac{distance}{time}[/tex]
time = [tex]\frac{distance }{speed}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{76}{4}[/tex]
= 19
time = 19 minutes
Therefore it would take Katy 19 minutes to reach the sea floor.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
No, Colin is not correct. He needs to subtract first to get the total distance and then divide by the rate. He should have put parentheses around 104–28 and then divided by 4 to get the answer of 19 minutes.