Question

A bird flies at an altitude of 520 feet. A diver dives to a depth of 50 feet below sea level. What is the difference in their elevations? Show how you arrived at your answer.

Answer 1

The answer is 570 feet.

Explanation:

First, the bird is 520 feet HIGH.

The diver is 50 feet BELOW sea level, which is also -50.

To find the difference, you would SUBTRACT right?

So 520 - -50 OR 520 + 50 (This is because two negatives make a positive, and you are also subtracting negatives, which in turn means adding).

520 + 50 = 570 - HOPE THIS HELPED!