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The deck of a ship is 7 feet above the surface of the water. There is also a cabin that is 14 feet below the deck. Which number describes the elevation of the cabin? Note: Your …

The deck of a ship is 7 feet above the surface of the water. There is also a cabin that is 14 feet below the deck. Which number describes the elevation of the cabin? Note: Your …
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The deck of a ship is 7 feet above the surface of the water. There is

also a cabin that is 14 feet below the deck. Which number describes
the elevation of the cabin?
Note: Your answer is expected to be a number without units for this
problem

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User DrChivas
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-7 feet because 0 is water level and the deck of the ship is 7 feet above eatet and the cabin is 14 feet below the deck so you subtract 14 from 7 and get -7 (7-14=-7)
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