Question

a submarine travels at an elevation of -75 3/4 ft relative to sea level then its elevation changes by - 16 3/8 what is the new elevation of the submarine

Answer 1

Answer:

$New = -92\frac{1}{8}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

$x = -75\frac{3}{4}$ --- Position

$\triangle x = -16\frac{3}{8}$ --- Change

Required

Find the new position

The new position is calculated as:

$New = x + \triangle x$

$New = -75\frac{3}{4} - 16\frac{3}{8}$

$New = -75.75 - 16.375$

$New = -92.125$

$New = -92\frac{125}{1000}$

$New = -92\frac{1}{8}$