SOLUTION: Chris dug a hole 3.5 feet deep. He made a pile of soil next to the hole that is 2.25 feet high. Which expression can be used to find the distance from the bottom of the hole to the

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Question 1127182: Chris dug a hole 3.5 feet deep. He made a pile of soil next to the hole that is 2.25 feet high. Which expression can be used to find the distance from the bottom of the hole to the top of the pile of soil?
a. -3.5 + 2.25
b. -3.5 - 2.25
c. 2.25 + absolute value of -3.5
d. 2.25 - absolute value of -3.5
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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the hole is 3.5 feet deep.
the pile is 2.25 feet high.

3.5 feet deep is the same as -3.5 feet high, since depth is considered to the opposite of height.

two ways to figure out the distance between the height of the pile and the depth of the hole.

first way is 2.25 - (-3.5) = 2.25 + 3.5 = 5.75.

second way is to take the absolute value of -3.5 and add it to 2.25 to get 5.75.

based on the way your selections are written, i would choose selection C.