Question 178656
ask her one simple question and depending on how she responds you may have her in a bind.  Ask her, "Can there be any ocean in the world that is has a depth of 36201 ft. If she says yes, then she has admitted it should have an equals sign included. If she says no ,then ask her why the problem states that the maximum ocean depth is at -36201 and yet that depth is excluded according to her answer.  I have never heard of maximums or minimums that were excluded in a problem like this, hence I agree with you. Aside from that unless she has some caveat to her answer +25000 feet is greater than -36201 so I guess that could be an ocean depth. Did she not qualify  the other end of the spectrum? Perhaps you just left that part out since you didnt have a question on that