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A dolphin is swimming at a depth of 3 feet. It jumps out of the water to a height of 4 feet above the surface of the water. What is the total distance the dolphin jumped?

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Answer:

7

Explanation:

unless there's some speed that I'm supposed to put into the calculation, then it's just 3+4 which equals 7

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It would be 1 because three would be negative because it would be below sea level which is always negative when it jumps out of the water at 4 feet making it one.
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