Question

While scuba diving, Jake dove a depth of 12.6 feet below the surface of the water and then descended another 8.7 feet. What expression can be used to find Jake's new position

Answer 1

the expression that can be used is -12.6 feet - 8.7 feet

Explanation:

The computation of the expression that used for determine the Jake new position is as follows;

Given that

Depth of 12.6 feet below the surface

The another 8.7 feet is descended

Based on the above information,

The expression that can be used is

= (-12.6 feet) + (-8.7 feet)

= -12.6 feet - 8.7 feet

hence, the expression that can be used is -12.6 feet - 8.7 feet