Question

A pot of boiling water can decrease at a rate of 1.5 mm every 7 minutes. What is the change in height after 28 minutes?

Answer 1

Answer:

6 mm decrease in pot of boiling water height.

Step-by-step explanation:

In 7 minutes = 1.5 mm Decrease

In 1 minute = 1.5/7 mm Decrease

$in \: 28 \: minutes \: = \frac{1.5 \times 28}{7} = 1.5 \times 4 = 6$