A scuba diver starts at 85 3/4 meters below the surface of the water and descends until he reaches 103 1/5

meters below sea level. ​How many meters did he descend?


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Answer/Step-by-step explanation:

If the Diver started at 85 3/4 below sea level (-85 3/4 from sea level.) And he descends more you have to find the difference between two distances.

In order to get to -103 1/5, how much was subtracted from the original distance of -85 3/4. To solve this use an inverse operation. Find the absolute value of the new distance and add the original distance from sea level.

I -103 1/5 I + -85 3/4 = 103 1/5 - 85 3/4 = 17.45.

The distance from each value is I 17.45 I So, the diver descended another 17.45 meters from sea level.