Question 13, 1.6.PS-21 Question Help
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Challenge A gold mine has two elevators, one for equipment and another for the miners. The
equipment elevator descends 6 feet per second. The elevator for the miners descends 14 feet per
second. One day, the equipment elevator begins to descend. After 30 seconds, the elevator for the
miners begins to descend. What is the position of each elevator relative to the surface after another
13 seconds? At that time, which elevator is deeper?
The position of the equipment elevator relative to the surface is
feet
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