Question

A scuba diver rose 600 feet to the surface of the water. The integer that represents the​ diver's position, in​ feet, with respect to the​ water's surface before rising is​ ___.

Answer 1

-600 feets

Explanation:

Given that:

Scuba diver rose 600 ft to the surface of water.

The diver's position in feet before rising can be obtained thus :

The water surface or sea level represents the 0 point between the depth below sea leval and the height above sea level, since the Scuba driver rose by 600 feets to the water surface, this implies that his initial position is below the surface of water. Hence, to obtain his initial position, we subtract 0 from 600 feets

(0 - 600) = - 600ft