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The submarine is 217 feet below sea level. Identify the integer that represent the opposite of its location and its absolute value.

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Answer:

217 ft

Explanation:

Sea level is 0 height.

217 ft below sea level is -217 ft.

The opposite of -217 ft is 217 ft.

|-217 ft| = 217 ft

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