A hungry penguin was swimming 21

Question

Feet below sea level it swam up 9 feet to eat a fish what is the position of the penguin now relative to sea level

Answer 1

To find the penguin's position relative to sea level, we start with its initial position, which is 21 feet below sea level. We can represent below sea level as negative:

-21 feet (initial position)

The penguin then swims up 9 feet. To find the new position, we add 9 feet to the initial position:

\[ -21 + 9 = -12 \]

The penguin is now at -12 feet, which means it is 12 feet below sea level.