Question

The Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean is about 36,201 feet deep. The Puerto Rico Trench in the Atlantic Ocean is about 27,493 feet deep. How many feet deeper is the Mariana Trench than the Puerto Rico Trench?

Answer 1

8708 feet

Explanation:

The Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean is about 36,201 feet deep. The Puerto Rico Trench in the Atlantic Ocean is about 27,493 feet deep.

We need to find how many feet deeper is the Mariana Trench than the Puerto Rico Trench.

As Mariana Trench and Puerto Rico Trench is deep.

h = -27,493-(-36,201)

h = 8708 feet

So, Mariana Trench is 8708 feet deeper than Puerto Rico Trench