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A diver at -60 feet stops every 5 feet before reaching the surface. How many stops will the diver make before reaching the surface?

A diver at -60 feet stops every 5 feet before reaching the surface. How many stops will the diver make before reaching the surface?
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A diver at -60 feet stops every 5 feet before reaching the surface. How many stops will the

diver make before reaching the surface?

User Gustavo Cardoso
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The diver will make 12 stops before reaching the surface.
User Missak Boyajian
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You have to imagine -60 as a positive number, or in absolute value which is 60. After that, you divide 60 by 5 to find out how many times the diver will stop before finally making it up to the surface. 60/5= 12. The diver will stop 12 times.
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