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A shark was swimming 33ft below the surface of the water. It swam up 18ft to feed on some fish, then dove down 5ft. Where is the shark now?
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A shark was swimming 33ft below the surface of the water. It swam up 18ft to feed

on some fish, then dove down 5ft. Where is the shark now?

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Since the top of the water is zero we need to subtract when it swims up and add on the way down do:

33 -18 = 15
15 + 5 = 20

Answer: 20ft
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The shark is now at 20 feet
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