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Jennifer is currently standing on a cruise ship at 29 feet above sea level. Jim is swimming at 8 feet below sea level. Jennifer is currently standing on a cruise ship at 29 feet above sea level. Jim is swimming at 8 feet below sea level. How far apart are Jim and Jennifer?How far apart are Jim and Jennifer?

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Answer:

37ft

Explanation:

step one;

In this problem, we are expected to solve for the distance between Jenifer and Jim

given that

Jennifer is 29ft above and

Jim is 8ft bellow

step two:

the distance between them can be calculated as

distance= 29+8

distance=37ft

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