Question

1. suppose there is a 1.1°f drop in temperature for every thousand feet that an airplane climbs into the sky. if the temperature on the ground is 59.7°f, what will be the temperature at an altitude of 11,000 ft?

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate number of thousand - foot intervals

The altitude is 11,000 ft. The number of thousand - foot intervals is $\frac{11000}{1000}=11$.

Step2: Calculate total temperature drop

Since there is a 1.1°F drop per thousand - foot interval, the total temperature drop is $1.1\times11 = 12.1$°F.

Step3: Calculate temperature at altitude

The ground - level temperature is 59.7°F. The temperature at 11,000 ft is $59.7-12.1 = 47.6$°F.

Answer:

47.6°F