Problema Solution

Suppose there is a 2-degree drop in temperature for every thousand feetthat an airplane climbs into the sky. If the temperature on the ground, which is at sea level, is 53 degrees, what would be the temperature when the plane reaches an altitude of 20,000 feet?

The temperature would be degrees

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there are 20 thousands in 20,000

so t = 53 - 2(20) 

t = 53 - 40

t = 13 degrees