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A hiker is walking down a mountain. She walked 5,978 feet in

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A hiker is walking down a mountain. She walked 5,978 feet in

A hiker is walking down a mountain. She walked 5,978 feet in 17 minutes. In that time, she descended 1,024 feet from the top of the mountain. She then walked 3,972 feet in 7 minutes. In that time, she descended 500 more feet. Express the average rate of change in altitude of the hiker from her starting point to her ending point as a unit rate.