Question

After visiting the Titanic, Captain Brain and Mr. Pinky are taking the Alvin submarine back to the surface of the water. They start 1500 meters below the surface of the water, and ascend at 37 meters per hour.

Note: under the water is a negative number.

Write an equation to model this situation (use
m for meters and h for hours).

Answer 1

m = 37 h - 1500