Question

The top of the tallest mast of a sail boat is 48 feet above sea level. The boat's anchor is resting on the sea bed 24 feet below sea level. Represent the vertical distance from the top of the mast to the anchor's position, in feet, with a subtraction expression. Solve the subtraction expression and explain how it can be written as an addition expression instead.

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Answer:

the answer is 48-24=24. but you can turn it into addition by adding 24+24 then it would have the same answer: 48 feet