Question

A submarine is searching for underwater features with help from an underwater robotic vehicle. At one time the submarine is 55m below the surface, and the underwater robotic vehicle is 227m below the surface. What is the distance between the underwater robotic vehicle and the submarine?

Answer 1

Answer: 172

If something is below underwater then it is a negative. They are under water they are both negatives. To find the distance you subract both number and get their absolute value.

-227-55= -172

Absolute value=172