Question

A scuba diver rose 600ft to the surface of the water. The integer that represents the divers position, in feet in respect to the waters surface before rising is.

Answer 1

-600

Explanation:

A scuba diver rose 600 ft to the surface of the water.

Now we are asked The integer that represents the divers position, in feet in respect to the waters surface before rising is.

Since it was 600 feet below the water surface initially

Below is denotes with negative sign

So, going down on a Cartesian coordinate system, you are moving in the negative direction.

So, The integer that represents the divers position, in feet in respect to the waters surface before rising is -600

Answer 2

The correct answer is:

-600

Explanation:

Since the diver rose 600 ft in order to reach the surface, this means he started 600 feet below the surface.

Negative numbers represent numbers below 0; the surface of the water is represented by 0, which means his original position is -600.