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Tom and Elise went scuba diving while on vacation. Tom went down 17 feet while Elise went down 12 feet, What is the value of the surface of the water?

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elise will be closer to the surface than tom
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Elise

On a number line you can see -19 is closer to 0 than -25, since 0 feet down is the surface of the water, Elise will be closer.
Tom and Elise went scuba diving while on vacation. Tom went down 17 feet while Elise-example-1
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