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An animal trainer at the aquarium

trains bottlenose dolphins to jump
for performances. One dolphin
jumped out of the water at a height
of 15 feet and then dove back under
the water to a depth of 20 feet. Write
an expression to represent the vertical
distance the dolphin traveled. What is
the vertical distance?

User Lockyer
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Answer:

15 up plus 20 down= 35 feet.

Explanation:

15+20=35

User Tyler Egeto
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