A balloon is floating above a lake and a sunken canoe is below the surface of the lake. The balloon’s vertical position is 12 meters and the canoe’s is -4.8 meters. The equation 12 + d = -4.8 represents

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asked Nov 9, 2023 31.6k views

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A balloon is floating above a lake and a sunken canoe is below the surface of the lake.

The balloon’s vertical position is 12 meters and the canoe’s is -4.8 meters.

The equation 12 + d = -4.8 represents this situation.

What does the variable d represent? (This is NOT a number
The variable d represents the [answer1] in this situation.