a) You are given the rate as 7.4m/min,
The equation would become d = 7.4t where d is the total distance and t would be the total number of minutes.
b) d would be a positive number because the diver is ascending, which means he is moving up towards the surface.
c) To find how long it took the diver, replace d with 41.36 ( how deep the diver was) and solve for t:
41.36 = 7.4t
To solve for t, divide both sides by 7.4:
t = 41.36 / 7.4
t = 5.59 minutes ( 5 minutes and 35 seconds)
