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Grade 5SuperchallengeConverting Units

Converting Units · Superchallenge problem

In a tall building each floor is 3.53.5 m higher than the one below. An elevator rises 5050 cm every second while it is moving. It starts at floor 22 and goes up to floor 99, stopping for 1515 seconds at every floor in between. How many seconds does the whole trip take?