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An elevator descends into a mine shaft at the rate of 
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10m above the ground level, how long will it take to reach 
-350m.

77. An elevator descends into a mine shaft at the rate of 6 m/min 6 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{min} . If the descent starts from 10 m 10 \mathrm{~m} above the ground level, how long will it take to reach 350 m -350 \mathrm{~m} .

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Q. 77. An elevator descends into a mine shaft at the rate of 6 m/min 6 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{min} . If the descent starts from 10 m 10 \mathrm{~m} above the ground level, how long will it take to reach 350 m -350 \mathrm{~m} .
  1. Calculate total distance: Calculate the total distance the elevator needs to descend. It starts from 10m10\,\text{m} above ground and goes down to 350m-350\,\text{m}.\newlineTotal distance = (350m)(10m)=360m(-350\,\text{m}) - (10\,\text{m}) = -360\,\text{m}
  2. Divide by descent rate: Since the elevator descends at a rate of 6m/min6\,\text{m/min}, divide the total distance by the rate to find the time.\newlineTime =Total distanceRate= \frac{\text{Total distance}}{\text{Rate}}\newlineTime =360m6m/min= \frac{-360\,\text{m}}{6\,\text{m/min}}
  3. Calculate time: Perform the division to calculate the time.\newlineTime = 360m/6m/min=60-360m / 6m/min = -60 min

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