Balloon

If a ceiling balloon rises at 120 m (about 400 ft) each minute, what is the ceiling of an overcast deck of stratus clouds 1500 m (about 5000 ft) thick if the balloon disappears into the clouds in 5 minutes? Show your solution.

Correct answer:

h =  600 m

Step-by-step explanation:

v=120 m/min c=1500 m t=5 min  h=v t=120 5 m=600 m



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