Question

Two scuba divers are swimming below sea level. One diver is located 28 feet below sea level and the other is located 37 feet below sea level. Which expression shows how far apart the divers are?

|−37| − |−28|
|−37| + |−28|
|37| − (−|−28|)
|37| + |28|

Answer 1

b. |−37| + |−28|

Explanation:

The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line. Since the divers are below sea level, both 37 and 28 will be negative numbers.

To find the distance between the two divers, we need to add the absolute values of their depths.

The first diver is at -37 ft and the second diver is at -28 ft, so we can calculate the distance between them as |-37| + |-28| = 37 + 28 = 65 ft