Question

a deep-sea diver descended to a depth of -825 ft in 3 hours.Find the diver's average descent distance each hour.

Answer 1

Assuming that the diver descended at a consistent rate throughout the entirety of his dive, the diver's average descent distance each hour is 275.

To find this average descent distance divide the total distance by the total time.
total distance = 825
total time = 3
825/3 = 275

Answer 2

Hello!

The diver descended -825 in 3 hours. To find how much the diver descended in 1 hour, divide -825 by 3

-825 ÷ 3 = -275

Since "average descent" is always positive, the answer is positive

$\frac{-825}{3} = \frac{x}{1}$

Answer ⇒ 275 feet(edited)