Ama is sliding down the Super Mega Ultra Slide at a local amusement park. She slides at a rate of 8 m/s downward, and after 3 seconds is 5 m off of the ground. How many seconds will it take her to slide to the ground from the top? Round your answer to the nearest tenth. *

3.0625 seconds

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question,

✓She slides at a rate of 8 m/s downward

✓after 3 seconds is 5 m off of the ground

We can calculate the the number of seconds she will use to get to the ground by

Velocity= distance/time

Time= distance/ velocity

=5/8 seconds

=0.625seconds

To know how many seconds it will take her to slide to the ground from the top can be calculated as

( 3seconds + 0.625 seconds)

= 3.0625 seconds