Hot air balloons generally descend at a rate of 200 to 400 feet per minute. four balloons descend 200 feet per minute for 9 minutes. find the total change in altitude for all 4 balloons.

Expresa commuter train leaves downtown sation and travels at a average speed of 55 miles per hour towards the north side sation, which is 50miles away. thirty minutes later, express commuter train #7 leaves north side and travels at a average speed of 35miles per hour towards downtown sation. at the moment the two trains pass each other, how far(in miles) is train #12 from the downtown sation and how long(in minutes) has the #12 train been traveling