Question

Esteban stands on a dock 1.25 yd above the water. A fish swims below Esteban at -4.61 yd from the surface of the water. How many yards apart are Esteban and the fish?

Answer 1

3.36 yards

Explanation:

✓From the question, Esteban stands on a dock 1.25 yd above the water which means the distance of Esteban above the water is 1.25 yd

✓A fish swims below Esteban at -4.61 yd from the surface of the water which means the distance of the fish away from the surface is 4.61 yd in opposite direction of Esteban

NOTE: The negative sign only signify direction of the fish which is opposite of Esteban

✓then the distance in yards apart of Esteban and the fish is

=4.61-1.25

=3.36 yards