Question

The Philippine Trench in the Pacific Ocean is 10.05 kilometers deep. The Brazil Basin in the Atlantic Ocean is 6.12 kilometers deep. To the nearest hundredth of a kilometer, how many kilometers deeper than the Brazil Basin is the Philippine Trench?

Answer 1

You need only subtract the two numbers (using your calculator).

Pacific = 10.05

Atlantic = 9.12

Difference = 0.93 of km.<<<<< Answer