document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=14477>Question 14477</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> QUESTION: Conor is scuba diving at a depth of 52.8 feet below sea level. 30 mins later, he is at a depth of 40 feet below sea level. What is his change in depth? Did he go up or down?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+40=52.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=52.8-40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the change would be 12.8, and he went up.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have to think of a number line, the sea level is 0, and on a number line is -52.8 further away from 0 than   -40? yes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So he got closer to 0, which means he went up<BR>\n" );
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