Question

Ping dove off a 10 meter platform. He reached a depth of 6 meters in the water. What was the change in height?(1 point)
Responses

60 meters
60 meters

64 meters
64 meters

4 meters
4 meters

16 meters

Answer 1

To find the change in height, we need to calculate the difference between the starting height (the platform) and the lowest point reached (the depth in the water).

Starting height (platform) = 10 meters
Depth reached = 6 meters (below the surface of the water, so this is -6 meters in relation to the platform height)

Change in height = Height at the platform - Depth reached
Change in height = 10 - (-6)
Change in height = 10 + 6
Change in height = 16 meters

So, the correct response is **16 meters**.