To calculate Philip's elevation when he reached the shark, add the two elevations given: and feet.
To represent the elevation of feet, move spaces in the negative direction from 0 on the number line. Next, to add feet, move spaces from in the negative direction. You’ll reach -14.
Philip was at an elevation of -14 feet when he reached the nurse shark.
Let's first convert that amount of money into cents, which makes 336 cents. Then, let's denote the amount of money one of the boys has with x. The other boy has got 3x-12 amount of money. We can construct an equation. . Solving it we find that x=87 cents or $ 0.87 and the other boy holds $2.49 amount of money.
. Solving it we find that x=87 cents or $ 0.87 and the other boy holds $2.49 amount of money.