Question

Trina and Jessie went on vacation to Hawaii. Trina went scuba diving and reached an elevation of -85.6 meters. Jessie went hand gliding and reached an altitude of 87.9 meters. Write and solve an equation to find the distance between Trina and Jessie.

Answer 1

Answer:173.5

Step-by-step explanation:87.9+85.6 =173.5

you have to use absolute value to turn them both positive

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