SOLUTION: An airplane flies at an altitude of 14,690 ft while a submarine is submerged at a depth of 521 feet below the surface of the ocean.. What is the difference between these two elev

Question 1110040: An airplane flies at an altitude of 14,690 ft while a submarine is submerged at a depth of 521 feet below the surface of the ocean.. What is the difference between these two elevations?

Answer by ikleyn(52792) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The difference between these two elevations is

    14690 - (-521) ft = 14690 + 521 ft.

Do you see the sign " + " in the last formula ?

It means you should take your calculator and compute the answer on your own.

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