Question

Jane and Sheryl are scuba diving. Relative to the surfaceof the water, Jane's position is -14 feet and Sheryl'sposition is -10 feet. Write and evaluate a subtractionexpression that shows Jane's position relative to Sheryl'sposition.

Answer 1

Both of them are scuba diver . There position is measured relative to surface of the water. I will use diagram to describe the event

Janes position relative to sheryls position can be expressed as follows

- 10 - (-14) = -10 + 14 = 4 ft