The sea floor is 104 feet below sea level. Katy is 28 feet below sea level. She is moving downward at a rate of 4 feet per minut

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The sea floor is 104 feet below sea level. Katy is 28 feet below sea level. She is moving downward at a rate of 4 feet per minut

e. Colin used the following calculation to determine how long it will take Katy to reach the sea floor. Is he correct? Explain. 104 – 28 ÷ 4 = 97 minutes

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LuckyWell [14K] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-19T16:25:45+03:00

LuckyWell [14K]3 years ago

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no because 104 should be negative because it is below sea level

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emmainna [20.7K] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-19T18:23:33+03:00

emmainna [20.7K]3 years ago

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No, Colin is not correct. He needs to subtract first to get the total distance and then divide by the rate. He should have put parentheses around 104–28 and then divided by 4 to get the answer of 19 minutes.