SOLUTION: A submarine descended to a depth of 479 feet and then rose 320 feet.how far below the surface was the submarine and how would you represent this with a signed number?
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Question 88469: A submarine descended to a depth of 479 feet and then rose 320 feet.how far below the surface was the submarine and how would you represent this with a signed number?
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Using distances above sea level as being positive and below sea level being negative and movement up being positive and movement down being negative we get
The submarine was at -479 feet then rose +320 feet to -159 feet.
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