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A dolphin is 9 feet below the surface of the ocean. If its position can be recorded as −9 feet, what would the position of 0 represent?

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Answer: It represents being at the surface

Negative values are below the surface, while positive values are above the surface.

In other words, -9 means 9 feet below sea level. The value 0 is at sea level. Something like 12 means you're 12 feet above sea level.

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Answer: The surface of the ocean

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