Question

A school of salmon was swimming in the river 5 feet below the surface. To escape a hungry bear, they went down another 3 feet. What is the position of the salmon now relative to the surface? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

-8

Step-by-step explanation:

the reason that it s negitive 8 instead of postive 8 is because it say 8 feet below sea level meaning negitive below decresed 8 feet

Answer 2

Answer:

8 Feet below the surface

Step-by-step explanation:

If the salmon were initially 5 feet below the surface, and then travelled down an additional 3 feet from the initial 5, then the new position would be 8 feet down relative to the surface.

You can write this as -5 + -3 = -8, assuming that 0 represents surface level.

Cheers.