The service elevator in a high-rise building travels between the lowest underground parking level and the seventeenth story of the building. The lowest parking level is 15 meters below street level, and the seventeenth story is 51 meters above street level. If the elevator rises at a rate of 2 meters per second, how long, in seconds, could a person ride the elevator when starting from the lowest level? Assume the elevator makes no extra stop.

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26 June, 17:37

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Beard · Answer 1

15 + 51 = 66 meters total

66 / 2 = 33 seconds

and that is your answer

Giselle Melendez · Answer 2

15 + 51 = 66 meters total

66 / 2 = 33 seconds