Question

Sydney stood on a 3 foot high stool, then jumped into a 2 feet deep hole. Which equation applies to her action?

3 - 5 = -2
3 - 2 = 1
2 - 3 = -1
5 - 3 = 2

Answer 1

3-5=-2 because the 3 is first then there the -5 and it equals -2

Answer 2

3-5= -2 because she stands on the stool which gets her 3 feet higher than zero(ground level) so our starting point is three and then she jumps into a two foot deep hole so she already has to fall back to 0 before she can continue falling into the hole so first she falls 3 feet then she falls the other 2 so she’s falling 5 feet and she lands 2 feet deep into the ground