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A scuba diver is 15.5 feet below the surface of the water. If the diver continues to swim downward at a rate of 2.5 feet per second, what is her location, in feet, relative to the surface after 712 seconds?

A scuba diver is 15.5 feet below the surface of the water. If the diver continues-example-1
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I think the answer is: 1,795.5 feet because
2.5 x 712= 1,780
1,780 + 15.5 = 1795.5 feet
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