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Owen is fishing from a dock. He starts with the bait 2 feet below the surface of the water. He reels out the bait 19 feet, then reels it back in 7 feet. What is the final position of the bait relative to the surface of the water?
-2 + (-19) + 7 = ?
Assuming reeling out is horizontal, 19-7 =12 feet out and 2 feet deep.
If just depth, 19 + 2 - 7 = ?
Owen is fishing from a dock. He starts with the bait 2 feet below the surface of the water. He reels out the bait 19 feet, then reels it back in 7 feet. What is the final position of the bait relative to the surface of the water?
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