It is the first statement. It is positive two, so it’s above sea level. We can immediately get rid of the last two statements. Then, it is negative 20. The is 18 feet below sea level, because 2-20 is -18. Positive 8 shows rising up by 8 feet. The correct statement is the first one.
A converse is when we switch the hypothesis and conclusion, so "if a figure is a square then it has four right angles" the converse would be "If a figure has four right angles then it is a square" Which is false because of rectangles, your answer is D.
1) 18
2) 4
3) 27
4) 9
5) x=8
6) x=6
8. In A, because those trees are in the deciduous.
9. All of these forests contains life and lot and lots of trees.
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