A bolt comes loose from the bottom of an elevator that is moving upward at a speed of 6.50 m/s. The bolt reaches the bottom of the elevator shaft in 4.55 s. How high up was the elevator when the bolt came loose?

Hi, sounds like one of the suvat equations will do it.

You know a, t, and u and you want to find s. You don't want an equation with v in it though.

Can you identify which one you can use?

Would you use the equation x=xi+vi(t)+1/2at^2?? I'm still stumped

Erm, I think that's the one.

s = ut+1/2at^2

just plug in the numbers and you get a reasonable looking s

What stands for "u" I think I have different variables, what is your u??

u is normally initial velocity.

I understand your equation now, yes that's the right one to use.