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Three Baby penguins and their father were sitting on an iceberg 0.75 meters above the surface of the water. The father dove down 5.7 meters from the iceberg into the water to catch dinner for his kids. What is the father penguin's position relative to the surface of the water? Solve this problem and explain how you solved this problem and came to your answer.

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So the iceberg is 0,75 m over water and he dove down 5.7 m from the iceberg,
To find how much he went under water level you do :
5.7-0.75=4.95 m underwater level ! Hope this helps
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