SOLUTION: The U.S.S. Johnston is the world’s deepest recorded shipwreck at a depth of 21,180 feet in the Philippine Sea. The Mariana Trench, located in the western Pacific Ocean, is the

Question 1207505: The U.S.S. Johnston is the world’s deepest recorded shipwreck at a depth of
21,180 feet in the Philippine Sea. The Mariana Trench, located in the western
Pacific Ocean, is the world’s deepest oceanic trench with a depth of 36,037 feet.
Part A: The ? is closest to sea level.
a)Mariana Trench
b)U.S.S. Johnston shipwreck
Part B: The distance between the location of the U.S.S. Johnston and the depth
of the Mariana Trench is .
c) −57,217 feet
d) −14,857 feet
e) 14,857 feet
f) 57,217 feet
Answer by ikleyn(52834) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Part (A).  ANSWER.  Marianna Trench is deeper.

           To answer this question, you even should not look on the numbers.

           The problem just said that "The Mariana Trench . . . is the world’s deepest oceanic trench"

           Since Mariana Trench is the world's deepest, it automatically means that 
           it is deeper than U.S.S. Johnston shipwreck.


           If you still are not convinced, you may compare the given levels, in feet.



Part (B).  The term "the distance between", due to the meaning of this term, always means 
           a positive value; so, we discard negative options c) and d) momentarily.

           To choose correctly between e) and f), subtract 21180 from 36037.

           It is simple arithmetic, so I leave this exercise to you.

           
           Alternatively, you can take the difference between these two numbers in any order,
           and then take absolute value of it. You will get the same answer.

           Actually, "the distance between" always is the absolute value between two scores
           or coordinates.

Solved, wit all necessary explanations.

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