Question

8. A dolphin is traveling 5.5 meters

under the water, then jumps up
out of the water at a height of 2.4
meters. Write an expression to
represent the vertical distance the
dolphin traveled. What is the
vertical distance?
14.

Answer 1

Distance = final height - depthOFdolphin
Distance = 2.4 - (-5.5)
Distance = 2.4 + 5.5
Distance = 7.9 meters