Question

Hilary was scuba diving. She was 30 feet below the surface when she swam toward the dive platform. She dropped her camera when she was 10 feet from the surface and had to swim down 15 feet to get it. At what elevation did Hilary retrieve her camera? Negative 10 feet Negative 15 feet Negative 25 feet Negative 30 feet

Answer 1

C

Explanation:

Hilary was scuba diving. She was 30 feet below the surface when she swam toward the dive platform. She dropped her camera when she was 10 feet from the surface and had to swim down 15 feet to get it. At what elevation did Hilary retrieve her camera?

-25feet

Answer 2

She picked up her camera at -25ft

Explanation:

Given

`Initial\ Position = -30ft`

Required

Determine the position she retrieved her camera

The position where she dropped her camera is given as:

`Position = -10ft`

She swim down 15ft;

So, the nee position is

`New\ Position = -10ft - 15ft`

`New\ Position = -25ft`

Hence; She picked up her camera at -25ft

Note that: Negative signs represent that she is below the sea level