A whale is swimming at a current depth of 15 meters below the surface. It swims up toward the surface and arrives there 9.5 seconds later. Find the quotient that best describes the rate of change in the whale’s depth. Give your answer to the nearest hundredth.(1 point)
The quotient that best represents the rate of change in the whale’s depth is ?
meters/second.
To find the rate of change in the whale's depth, we need to divide the change in depth by the time it takes to make that change.
The initial depth is 15 meters below the surface, and it arrives at the surface 9.5 seconds later.
The change in depth is 15 meters (from -15 meters to 0 meters).
Therefore, the rate of change in the whale's depth, in meters/second, is:
(15 meters) / (9.5 seconds) ≈ 1.58 meters/second
So the quotient that best represents the rate of change in the whale's depth is 1.58 meters/second.