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What does zero represent in your story problem?

A hot air balloon is 120 ft above sea level, and a submarine is 110 ft below sea level. How many feet apart are the two objects?
i got the story from someone btw.

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Answer:

they would be 10 feet apart and I'm not sure about the representation of 0

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Answer:

0 is sea level

Explanation:

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