Question

A tour group is going sea diving. Sea level is O feet. The ocean

floor is -18 feet. One diver is already at -11 feet. The tour guide
is keeping watch on the deck at 5 feet above sea level directly
above the diver. What is the distance from the tour guide to the
diver? Draw and label a number line to justify your answer.​

Answer 1

16 feet.

Explanation:

Please refer to the attached diagram for the clear understanding of the given question statement.

A is the position of tour guide on deck.

B is the sea level. (Can be considered as zero on the number line)

C is the position of Diver and

D is the point on ocean floor.

Below sea level dimensions are given as negative in the question statement.

As per given statement,

AB = 5 feet

BC = 11 feet (Ignoring the negative sign as negative sign only depicts that it is below sea level)

BD = 18 feet

To find:

Distance from tour guide to the diver = ?

Solution:

We have to actually find the value of AC here as per the image attached.

AC = AB + BC = 5 + 11 = 16 feet