Question

Owen is fishing from a dock he starts with the bait 2 feet below the surface he reels out the boat 19 feet then reels it back in 7 feet what is the final position of the bait relative to the surface of the water

Answer 1

The bait is 14 feet below the water surface

Explanation:

Here, we want to know the final position of the bait relative to the surface of the water.

Firstly, he starts with the bait at 2 feet below the water surface. The reels out the bait a further 19 feet, the new position of the bait relative to the water surface will be 2 + 19 = 21 feet

Now, he reels the bait back by 7 feet.

Thus, the new depth of the bait relative to the water surface will be 21-7 = 14 feet