Question

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A submarine is at an elevation of -100 feet (100 feet below sea level). Let’s compare the elevations of these four people to that of the submarine:
Clare’s elevation is greater than the elevation of the submarine. Clare is farther from sea level than the submarine.
Andre’s elevation is less than the elevation of the submarine. Andre is farther away from sea level than the submarine.
Han’s elevation is greater than the elevation of the submarine. Han is closer to sea level than is the submarine.
Lin’s elevation is the same distance away from sea level as the submarine’s.


1. Complete the table as follows.

Write a possible elevation for each person.
Use <, >, or = to compare the elevation of that person to that of the submarine.
Use absolute value to tell how far away the person is from sea level (elevation 0).
As an example, the first row has been filled with a possible elevation for Clare.

Answer 1

Andre : Anything less than -100, for example -150

-150<-100

|-150|=150

Han: Anything between -100 & 100, for example 50

50> 100

|50|= 50

Lin: 100 or -100,

100> -100

|100|=100

or

-100=-100

|-100|=100