Question

NEED HELP ASAP!!! A balloon is floating above a lake and a sunken canoe is below the surface of the lake. The balloon's vertical position is 12 meters and the canoe's is -4.8 meters. The equation 12+d=-4.8 represents the situation. What does the variable d represent? What value of d makes the equation true? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

the distance between the ballon and canoe is 16.8 meters. So -12+d=4.8

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