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Question 88095: 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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Answer by tutor_paul(519)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The expression for the submarine's activity is:

Evaluate this, and you get:

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