Answer:
it will take her 79.76 minutes to rise to the surface
Step-by-step explanation:
Total distance to the surface = 40 yards
speed of rising = 1 foot per seconds
1 foot = 1 second
since the total distance is in yards, let's convert from foot to yards:
1 yard = 3 feet
1 foot = 1/3 yards = 0.333 yards
0.33 yards = 1 second
Next, let's convert from seconds to minutes
60 seconds = 1 minute
∴ 1 second = 1/60 minute
1 second = 0.0167 minute
Therefore the speed at which she rose:
speed
0.333 yards = 0.0167 minutes
Now for a distance of 40 yards:
[tex]1\ yard = \frac{0.0333}{0.0167} minutes\\\therefore\ 40\ yards = \frac{0.0333}{0.0167} \ \times\ \frac{40}{1} \\= \frac{1.332}{0.0167} \\= 79.76\ minutes[/tex]
