Question

(please stop taking my points with nonsense answers this is the second time im asking now..)

The top deck of a boat is 9 feet above the surface of a lake, while the bottom of the boat is 24 feet below the surface of the lake.

What is the vertical distance between the top deck and the bottom of the boat?

Drag and drop the correct value into the box to complete the statement.

The vertical distance is ____ feet.

Answer 1

Answer:hi

Explanation:

hi

Answer 2

Hi there!

`\large\boxed{33 \text{ feet}}`

We can find the distance with this expression:

Height(top deck) - Height(bottom) = distance

The top deck has a height of positive 9 feet, while the bottom of the boat has a height of -24 feet since it is BELOW the surface of the lake.

Thus:

9 - (-24) =

Subtracting a negative becomes a plus, so:

9 + 24 = 33 feet.