Question

A scientist was in a submarine below sea level studying ocean life over the next 10 minutes she dropped 23.5 feet how many feet has she been below sea level if she was 89.2 feet below sea level after she dropped

Answer 1

65.7

Explanation:

We need to find out how many feet she was at. So it is really simple you have to subtract 23.5 from 89.2 and you will get 65.7 which was how many feet she was.

Answer 2

65.7 ft.

Explanation:

at first, let's say she was x fts. below sea level.

over the next 10 minutes she drops 23.5 ft.

that is her height below sea level then becomes

(x + 23.5) ft.

and it's given that she dropped to 89.2 ft. below sea level.

x + 23.5 = 89.2

x = 89.2 - 23.5

x = 65.7 ft.

and x was the height she's been below sea level.

Therefore ,she's been 65.7 ft. below sea level.