Question

The deepest point in the Indian Ocean is the Java Trench, which is 25,344 feet below sea level. Elevations below sea level are represented by negative numbers a mile is 5,280 feet. Between Which two integers is the elevation in miles?

Answer 1

25,344÷5280=4.8
answer is 4-5

Answer 2

`-5\text{ and } -4`

Explanation:

We have been given that the deepest point in the Indian Ocean is the Java Trench, which is 25,344 feet below sea level.

We know that 1 mile equals 5,280 feet.

Since the elevation of the Java Trench is 25,344 feet below sea level, so it will be
`-25,344`.

Let us divide
`-25,344` by 5,280 to convert the given elevation from feet to miles.

`(-25,344)/(5,280)=-4.8`

Therefore, the elevation in miles would be between
`-5\text{ and } -4`.