Question

zenelia begins rock climbing at sea level and descends 25 feet every minute. how long will it take her to get to an elevation of -250 feet?
look at the two ways you solved. in both strategies, you found that m = 10. what does m = 10 represent in this context?
-25m = -250
-250· -\frac{1}{25} = m \t\t\t\t -250 ÷ -25 = m
10 = m \t\t\t\t\t\t 10 = m
zenelia rock climbed a total of 10 feet.
10 feet represents zenelias final elevation.
zenelia rock climbed for 10 minutes to get to -250 feet.

Explanation:

The equation uses \(m\) to represent time in minutes (since she descends 25 feet per minute). Solving gives \(m=10\), which corresponds to the duration taken to reach -250 feet.

Answer:

Ze'Nelia rock climbed for 10 minutes to get to -250 feet.