A submarine begins its descent from the surface of the water. It dives 20 meters each minute for several minutes. If the submarine reaches a depth of 360 meters below sea level, how much time did the dive take?
1 Answer
Mar 7, 2018
18 mins.
Explanation:
Time taken to travel 20 m = 1 min
Time taken to travel 360m =
therefore:
(cross multiply)
20
(isolate