Question

The elevation of a sunken ship is -120 feet your elevation is 5/8 of the ships elevation what is your elevation?

Answer 1

5/8 of the the entire ship would be -75 because -120 divided by 8 would be 15.
So 15 * 5 = 75 and the negative it would equal -75

Answer 2

I got -75

5
-- × -120
8

= 5 × (-15)
= -75