Question

a researcher in a personal submarine begins at the surface of thr ocean. The submarine descends 20.6 meters and the ascends 5 7/10 meters. What is the depth of the personal submarine? Search Results

Answer 1

`Depth = 14.9\ metres`

Explanation:

Given

`Desc = 20.6\ metres`

`Asc = 5(7)/(10)\ metres`

Required

Determine the depth

The depth is the distance between the two distances as follows'

`Depth = |Desc - Asc|`

Substitute values

`Depth = |20.6 - 5(7)/(10)|`

Convert fraction to decimal

`Depth = |20.6 - 5.70|`

`Depth = |14.9|`

`Depth = 14.9\ metres`