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5. A scuba diver descended to an elevation of -43 feet, stopped descending, and then descended 17 feet more. What was the diver's final elevation?

5. A scuba diver descended to an elevation of -43 feet, stopped descending, and then descended 17 feet more. What was the diver's final elevation?
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5. A scuba diver descended to an elevation of -43 feet, stopped

descending, and then descended 17 feet more. What was the diver's
final elevation?

User Rcoster
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Answer:-60

Step-by-step explanation:-43+(-17) =-60

User LovelyAndy
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-43+-17= -60 hope that helps. you can also do it as normal addition if both numbers are negative
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