A gold mine has two elevators, one for equipment and another for the miners. The equipment elevator descends 5 feet per second. The elevator for the miners descends 16 feet per
second. One day, the equipment elevator begins to descend. After 19 seconds, the elevator for the
miners begins to descend. What is the position of each elevator relative to the surface after
another 17 seconds? At that time, which elevator is deeper?

According to the 2008 u.s. census, california had a population of approximately 4 × 10^7 people and florida had a population of approximately 2 × 10^7 people. which of the following is true? a. the population of florida was approximately two times the population of california. b. the population of florida was approximately twenty times the population of california. c. the population of california was approximately twenty times the population of florida. d. the population of california was approximately two times the population of florida.