Suppose a pilot balloon rises at a rate of 100 metres per minute and disappears into a deck of stratus clouds 1500 metres thick in 5 minutes. Which of the following gives the ceiling of the cloud layer?

A. 1500 m
B. 100 m
C. 500 m
D. 300 m


Answer: C

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