Question

Kale is diving 647 feet below sea level. She gets an alert from a fellow diver that there is a family of dolphins 112 feet below sea level. What is the vertical distance between Kale and the family of dolphins?(1 point)
Responses

535 feet
535 feet

647 feet
647 feet

72, 464 feet
72, 464 feet

759 feet
759 feet

Answer 1

To find the vertical distance between Kale and the family of dolphins, you can subtract the depth of the dolphins from Kale's depth:

Kale's depth: 647 feet below sea level
Dolphins' depth: 112 feet below sea level

Since both values are below sea level, you can treat their absolute values for the calculation:

Vertical distance = Kale's depth - Dolphins' depth
= 647 feet - 112 feet
= 535 feet

So, the vertical distance between Kale and the family of dolphins is **535 feet**.