An aircraft has been instructed to climb from its present altitude of 8,000 ft to its cruising altitude of 29,000 ft. The plane ascends at a rate of 3,000 ft/min. How long (in min) does it take for the plane to change altitude? Write only the numerical value to the nearest minute, you may omit the units of min.
Question
An aircraft has been instructed to climb from its present altitude of 8,000 ft to its cruising altitude of 29,000 ft. The plane ascends at a rate of 3,000 ft/min. How long (in min) does it take for the plane to change altitude? Write only the numerical value to the nearest minute, you may omit the units of min.
Solution
First, find the total altitude the plane needs to climb. This is the cruising altitude minus the current altitude.
29,000 ft - 8,000 ft = 21,000 ft
Next, divide this total altitude change by the rate of ascent to find the time it takes to climb.
21,000 ft ÷ 3,000 ft/min = 7 minutes
So, it will take 7 minutes for the plane to change altitude.
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