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Martina begins a dive at sea level. She dives down 20 feet, and then rises 7 feet.

She dives again, going down 9 more feet. How far below sea level is Martina?

User JonH
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Answer:22

Explanation:

-20+7-9= -22 ft, or 22 ft below sea level

User Vitor Py
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Answer:

22 feet below sea level

Explanation:

If she goes down by 20 and back up by 7 the overall effect is going down by 13 and then going down 9 more feet makes it a total of 22 feet.

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