Question

A diver dives 17 and two-thirds yards and then comes back to the surface. Then, she dives 9 and 3 over 8 yards deeper than her first dive. What is her depth, in yards, in relation to the surface of the water?

Answer 1

-27 2/3

Explanation:

A diver dives 17 and two-thirds yards and then comes back to the surface. Then, she dives 9 and StartFraction 3 over 8 EndFraction yards deeper than her first dive. What is her depth, in yards,

Answer 2

-27 1/24 yards

Step-by-step explanation:

First depth: 17 2/3 yards

Second: 9⅜ deeper

-[17 2/3 + 9 3/8]

-[53/3 + 75/8]

lcm:

24

-[(53×8 + 75×3)/24]

-649/24

-27 1/24 yards