Question

in the early spring the trout at big blue Lake Swim at a deph of 30 feet below sea level when the lake warms up in the summer the trout with 20 feet deeper than that at what position relative to sea-level do the trout swim in the summer?​

Answer 1

Answer:

-50 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

The trout is swimming 30 ft below sea level,if it were above sea level it would be positive but since its below it is negative. It then swims 20 feet lower so it would be -50 as a short cut you can use in problems like this one is to ignore the sign's and add it regularly then add the sign after the equation is done.