Question

a researcher in a personal submarine begins at the surface of thr ocean. The submarine descends 20.6 meters and the ascends 5 7/10 meters. What is the depth of the personal submarine? Search Results

Answer 1

Answer:

$Depth = 14.9\ metres$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$Desc = 20.6\ metres$

$Asc = 5\frac{7}{10}\ metres$

Required

Determine the depth

The depth is the distance between the two distances as follows'

$Depth = |Desc - Asc|$

Substitute values

$Depth = |20.6 - 5\frac{7}{10}|$

Convert fraction to decimal

$Depth = |20.6 - 5.70|$

$Depth = |14.9|$

$Depth = 14.9\ metres$