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A seagull can dive 45 meters below the surface of the water to reach a fish. It dives 11% of the total depth every 1 second. What is the depth of the seagull after 2 seconds? Dont tell me the anwser, tell me what im spouse to do?

 Oct 29, 2014

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First find what 11% of 45m is.  [ = (11/100)*45m]

It goes this far in 1 second, it will go the same distance in the 2nd second (assuming that its speed is constant!), so how far will it have gone in total after 2 seconds ?

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 Oct 29, 2014
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First find what 11% of 45m is.  [ = (11/100)*45m]

It goes this far in 1 second, it will go the same distance in the 2nd second (assuming that its speed is constant!), so how far will it have gone in total after 2 seconds ?

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Alan Oct 29, 2014

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