Question

A scientist uses a submarine to study ocean life.

*She begins at sea level, which is an elevation of 0 feet.
*She descends for 91 seconds at a speed of 2.2 feet per second.
*She then ascends for 32 seconds at a speed of 0.7 feet per second.

At this point, what is her elevation, in feet?

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Answer 1

-177.8 feet below sea level.

Explanation:

First, we know that decend means to lower. Anything lower than 0 has to be negative. It says that she decends for 91 seconds at a speed of 2.2 feet per second. So first to find out how many feet she descended in those 91 seconds, you need to multiply 91*-2.2= -200.2. Then, it says that she ascends for 32 seconds at the speed of 0.7 feet per second. It's the same thing, but ascend means to go up. So, we multiply 32*0.7=22.4. Now we add the two numbers together to get -177.8.

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