Question

after swimming 60 ft below the surface of the water a whale swims up 30 ft. Use a number line to help you create an equation that shows the new location of the whale and relation of the water surface sorry it shows rumed out if you need I can take another picture

Answer 1

Let's begin by listing out the information given to us:

The whale swam 60 ft below = -60 ft

The whale swam up 30 ft = 30 ft

`\Rightarrow-60+30=-30ft`

Hence, the whale is 30 ft below the surface; option B is the correct answer