Two climbers descended into a cave to look at ice formations. The first descended to 86 feet below the cave opening. The second

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descended 22 feet less than the first. What expression can be used to represent how far the second climber descended?

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Llana [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-19T09:52:14+03:00

Answer: Hence, the second climber descended by (x-64) feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Let the length of cave opening be 'x'.

First descended to 86 feet below the cave opening.

So, it will represented as $(x-86)\ feet$

Second descended 22 feet less than the first.

so, it will be represented as

$x-(86-22)\\\\=(x-64)\ feet$

Hence, the second climber descended by (x-64) feet.