A submarine at an elevation of -185 meters descends to 3 times that elevation. Then, it elevates 90

Discussion in 'Calculator Requests' started by math_celebrity, Nov 11, 2020.

Tags:
  1. math_celebrity

    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    A submarine at an elevation of -185 meters descends to 3 times that elevation. Then, it elevates 90 meters. What is the submarines new elevation?

    3 times the current elevation is:
    3 * -185 = -555

    Elevating 90 meters means we have a positive change:
    -555 + 90 = -465
     
    math_celebrity, Nov 11, 2020
    #1

Share This Page