Question

The bottom of a deep trench in an ocean is estimated to be 12,731 feet below sea level.

The corresponding integer is?


please help

Answer 1

-12,731

Explanation:

You want to know what integer would be used to represent the value 12,731 feet below sea level.

Signed values

Usually we measure elevation up from sea level. So, distances below sea level are usually represented with negative numbers. The integer corresponding to 12,731 feet below sea level would be ...

-12,731 . . . . feet