Question

Sara was on a cliff 25 feet above sea level. she jumped into the sea and descended a total of 37 feet. how many feet below sea level did she travel? justify your reasoning

Answer 1

25 feet above sea level means she travelled 25 feet to the surface of the sea. She would have to descend (37-25=12) 12 more feet to achieve 37 total feet of travel, so she descended 12 feet below sea level.

Answer 2

 (37-25=12) 12  12 feet below sea level