Question

An elevator descends into a mine shaft at the rate of 6 metre per minute if the decent it starts from 10 metre above the ground level how long will it take to reach - 350 metre ​

Answer 1

An elevator descends into a mine shaft at the rate of 6 m/min. If the descent starts from 10 m above the ground level, how long will it take to reach -350

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I n i t i a l l y space t h e space l e v a t o r space i s space a t space 10 space m space A B O V E thin space t h e space g r o u n d space l e v e l.

H e n c e comma space t o t a l space d i s tan c e space t r a v e l l e d space i s space 350 plus 10 equals 360 space m

r a t e space o f space t r a v e l space i s space 6 m space divided by space .